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as in describes
to give a representation or account of in words
this letter from an eyewitness depicts the battle in greater detail than any other account
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as in characterizes
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
the report depicted him as a reliable assistant and an employee who could be entrusted with any task
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as in portrays
to present a picture of
the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day
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Recent Examples of depicts
Chapter 2 depicts an event called the Pentecost, when disciples of Jesus were gathered together.
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Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
The work, a frame-within-a-frame painting that depicts an almost Magritte-esque image of a fragmented barn seen though a closed window with sheer white curtains on the outside, carried a modest estimate of between $60,000 and $80,000.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
In a gut-wrenching scene that drew criticism after the film's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, The Apprentice depicts the future president raping his wife.
—EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Here, Simpson’s sculpture depicts care as an act of survivance, a term attributed to Anishinaabe theorist Gerald Vizenor that describes a defiant and active presence, a renunciation of victimization.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The Power depicts different cultures’ divergent responses to the electric girls without meaningfully connecting them to real discrepancies in faith and economic circumstances.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
So the writing by Princeton University bioethics professor and animal rights philosopher Peter Singer, which depicts suffocating fish, struck a chord.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Though Joan makes playing dress-up appear glamorous, a deal in Episode 4 depicts the true strain of the job, stripping down all of the romanticism previously built up in Joan’s world.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
The work, a frame-within-a-frame painting that depicts an almost Magritte-esque image of a fragmented barn seen though a closed window with sheer white curtains on the outside, carried a modest estimate of between $60,000 and $80,000.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
In a gut-wrenching scene that drew criticism after the film's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, The Apprentice depicts the future president raping his wife.
—EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Here, Simpson’s sculpture depicts care as an act of survivance, a term attributed to Anishinaabe theorist Gerald Vizenor that describes a defiant and active presence, a renunciation of victimization.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The Power depicts different cultures’ divergent responses to the electric girls without meaningfully connecting them to real discrepancies in faith and economic circumstances.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
So the writing by Princeton University bioethics professor and animal rights philosopher Peter Singer, which depicts suffocating fish, struck a chord.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Though Joan makes playing dress-up appear glamorous, a deal in Episode 4 depicts the true strain of the job, stripping down all of the romanticism previously built up in Joan’s world.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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The report describes brain injuries, and cuts and bruises on his head and other areas.Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Do the hiring practices of a handful of élite outlets really measure up to the stakes and moral seriousness of the decades of conflict that Coates describes?Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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These shows have a sweet but limited view of a healthy, modern, gay relationship, devoid of the horniness, anxiety, and free thinking that characterizes many current relationships.Barry Levitt, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
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Energy conservation characterizes sleep in sharks Emilie Lucchesi has written for some of the country's largest newspapers, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
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During a New York Comic Con panel with cast members Matt Smith, Fabien Frankel and Tom Glynn-Carney, the actors said that Rhys Ifans, who portrays Otto Hightower, is the cast member most likely to not know what is going on — or break character the most — causing hilarity to ensue.Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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The veteran actor portrays a woman grappling with memory loss in director Suman Ghosh’s Bengali-language drama.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Housed in beautiful festive packaging to bring that Christmas spirit, Liberty’s calendar represents the iconic beauty hall in its famous Regent Street store.Denise Primbet, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
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But this deal represents the tourism capital’s new playbook of using pro football to attract the attention of potential visitors from overseas who typically deliver significantly more spending than domestic visitors.Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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