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as in picture
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the girl is growing up to be the perfect image of her mother
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as in illustration
a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
a cave with prehistoric images of wild animals
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as in idea
something imagined or pictured in the mind
a sentimental visit to her childhood home to see if it still matched her mental image of the place
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as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a general who became for many the very image of the stoic warrior
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as in to depict
to present a picture of
in the painting Sacagawea is imaged as an intrepid woman pointing the way for Lewis and Clark
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the brochure images a vacation at the resort in language that makes you want to make a reservation this instant
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as in to picture
to form a mental picture of
anyone who still images the cape's coastline as a scene of unspoiled beauty is in for a rude awakening
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Recent Examples of image
Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
In the image, Santa wears a jacket that has stars and pants colored in stripes.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2024
Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Still images from the interview were then uploaded to a database by the FBI.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False The image in the posts is from December 2016.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
In the image, Santa wears a jacket that has stars and pants colored in stripes.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
Suspicion of other conditions may justify blood tests, stool tests, or endoscopy (imaging via inserting a tiny camera into the body).
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Still images from the interview were then uploaded to a database by the FBI.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Her sister Scout, 33, re-shared Tallulah's post to her Instagram Story, along with a few pictures from the proposal, cropped into heart shapes.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Cameron Dicker pointed to a picture of a football card to the camera.Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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This illustration from the National Weather Service shows the tilt and rotation of the Earth on the winter and summer solstices, as well as the autumnal and vernal equinox marking the beginning of fall and spring.Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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There are also little illustrations for tracking water intake and minutes of meditation and exercise.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adams reacted quickly and made Fernandes rethink his ideas.Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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But the blaze was the latest manifestation of a vicious cycle in which flammable invasive grasses are choking out fire-resistant vegetation in the Santa Monica Mountains.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Of course, Monster is also very much a manifestation of Laura's psyche, particularly her subsumed rage.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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The weekly and monthly strips depict the reversal of relative strength downtrends.Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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The image was in fact data collected from both the Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope combined to depict NGC 602, a star cluster located on the outskirts of a not-so-distant galaxy some 200,000 light years from Earth.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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The victims were a woman and two men who were shot; the woman was left with injuries police described as life-threatening, according to The Associated Press.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024
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This involves completing a form that describes the bag, collects your contact and delivery info, etc.Roger Dooley, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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To critics, Altman's potential for immense personal gains under the new structure reflects a stark departure from Altman's previous stance that accepting equity in the company might conflict with OpenAI's mission to serve humanity—not enrich its leadership.Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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The fragile, almost brittle treble of the guitar and the exuberance of the drums don’t obscure the misery of this line but, rather, reflect and transmute it.Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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And yet, Beecher imagined a kitchen with work centers equipped with the latest technologies and innovations.Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
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Van Buren, who commissions the project and calls it the Institute, imagines a whole hilltop campus with a combination auditorium, gym, and chapel designed by his personal architect in the most advanced modern style.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/image. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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