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as in depictions
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
we immediately recognized the man from our cousin's description of him
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as in types
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
fixes small appliances and other things of that description
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Recent Examples of descriptions
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Sam Nelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Details regarding the film’s plot and character descriptions are under wraps.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Demand is far outstripping supply, with the share of job descriptions mentioning AI fluency on the job platform Handshake more than tripling this year.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Forbes contributor Steven Aquino reported that veteran captioning company VITAC provided live captions and audio descriptions.
—Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
There are certain substances that become prisms for rappers, their descriptions refracting through regional and personal styles as if through a thousand shards of glass.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Suggest 5 descriptions of my ideal customer profile (ICP).
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Add alt text and image descriptions to images, including GIFs.
—Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Critics cast doubt on the descriptions of Israel's ground operations as limited, recalling similar characterizations of the IDF's operations in Rafah before the Gazan city was leveled.
—Monica Alba, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Sam Nelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Details regarding the film’s plot and character descriptions are under wraps.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Demand is far outstripping supply, with the share of job descriptions mentioning AI fluency on the job platform Handshake more than tripling this year.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Forbes contributor Steven Aquino reported that veteran captioning company VITAC provided live captions and audio descriptions.
—Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
There are certain substances that become prisms for rappers, their descriptions refracting through regional and personal styles as if through a thousand shards of glass.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Suggest 5 descriptions of my ideal customer profile (ICP).
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Add alt text and image descriptions to images, including GIFs.
—Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Critics cast doubt on the descriptions of Israel's ground operations as limited, recalling similar characterizations of the IDF's operations in Rafah before the Gazan city was leveled.
—Monica Alba, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descriptions
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The technology is often used to create fake depictions of real people both visually and with audio.Stephen Bohanon, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The publication led to global outrage, with many Muslims finding the depictions highly offensive and blasphemous.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Mishima was thrilled with the resulting portraits and agreed to become the subject of a series of photos by Hosoe.News Desk, Artforum, 3 Oct. 2024
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Romano was more inventive with his portraits of cultural figures than accurate.Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
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John Amos, the actor whose characters in Good Times, Roots and The Mary Tyler Moore Show lent the 1970s a solid share of its too-few portrayals of strong Black male role models, died August 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes.Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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His son describes him as an outspoken advocate for positive portrayals of African Americans in television and film, consistently striving to create more diverse and accurate representations of his community.Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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Speaking of genres that the Academy has been undervaluing in top categories, there’s Latin music… and if last year wasn’t a chance for those sounds to get into the big four, this one won’t likely be either, with a less obvious crop of contenders than got ignored last time around.Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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This week’s new music releases offer an exciting variety of talent and collaborations across several genres.Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024
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But the elements of a fulfilling, and successful, by many of our definitions, life are not loud in any of these ways.Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Schools need multiple pathways to varying definitions of success.Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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These wide, colorful stripes look great with any decor.Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
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There were lavish necklaces in settings that resembled tire tracks, rings with bands and mounts that evoked knobby treads, and bold stripes that wouldn’t be out of place on a race-car livery.Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Descriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descriptions. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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