as in portrait
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
a poet's rendering of the euphoria experienced by lovers in the first blush of romance
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as in relinquishing
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
a gentleman bandit who graciously asked his victims to render their wallets to his safe possession
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as in reproducing
to make an exact likeness of
rendered Thomas Jefferson's signature for use on an array of gift items
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as in describing
to give a representation or account of in words
the witness convincingly rendered her version of events in just a few words
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Recent Examples of rendering
Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
Some celebrities have been accused of operating pump-and-dump schemes with their coins, using their social media following to artificially inflate the value of these coins before cashing in their large holdings and rendering the coins worthless.
—Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
The centennial of Baldwin’s birth, this past year, saw no shortage of hymns, modulating the key to minor and rendering the arrangements slightly discordant.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
Season 1 framed the tournament as a straightforward allegory for the punishing trap of financial distress, rendering even the greediest characters as sympathetic to an extent.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
Limited coordination between international and local authorities delayed repairs, rendering the pier unusable.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Officers began rendering first aid to a victim upon arrival.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
This article contains general information only; Deloitte is not rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice.
—Jana Arbanas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Last but not least, wind turbines' large blades are constructed from fiberglass, carbon fiber, or epoxy resin, rendering conventional recycling procedures ineffective.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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This means that the color rendering under a light source should be as natural as possible compared to daylight.
—Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
Some celebrities have been accused of operating pump-and-dump schemes with their coins, using their social media following to artificially inflate the value of these coins before cashing in their large holdings and rendering the coins worthless.
—Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
The centennial of Baldwin’s birth, this past year, saw no shortage of hymns, modulating the key to minor and rendering the arrangements slightly discordant.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
Season 1 framed the tournament as a straightforward allegory for the punishing trap of financial distress, rendering even the greediest characters as sympathetic to an extent.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
Limited coordination between international and local authorities delayed repairs, rendering the pier unusable.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Officers began rendering first aid to a victim upon arrival.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
This article contains general information only; Deloitte is not rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice.
—Jana Arbanas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Last but not least, wind turbines' large blades are constructed from fiberglass, carbon fiber, or epoxy resin, rendering conventional recycling procedures ineffective.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendering
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Writers didn’t just take down their portraits of Hemingway and put up portraits of Borges, as a French critic said Calvino had done.Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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In the other direction, Elisabeth’s portrait also hovers over them.Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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For the Thunder to turn a defensive liability into one of the best defenders in all of basketball, without relinquishing a single draft pick, has to go down as one of the biggest steals of the 2024-2025 NBA season.Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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There’s that relinquishing control of the messaging, though!Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kovac does not hide behind a veil when describing his work.Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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A couple of hours after the shooting, a man reportedly reacting to a text falsely describing an active shooter at Sky Harbor arrived at the airport with numerous firearms and was arrested after a brief altercation with Phoenix police, Reeson said.Michelle Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Dec. 2024
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This will be the 16th flight for this particular first stage booster, according to a mission description posted to SpaceX’s website.Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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According to the formal description, the plant is the largest Nepenthes species yet discovered.GrrlScientist, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Take accountability, and show your commitment to delivering top-quality work.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Assemble best of breed AI products and services and focus on delivering real business value.Rajesh Rajagopalan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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What sets Fay apart, too, is the harmonious amalgamation of characteristically Italian design with the sensibility of New England—and its earnest commitment not to appropriating or copying a certain aesthetic, but to embracing it authentically and blending it perfectly with Fay’s own design values.Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
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Over time, the tradition gained cultural significance, and many started copying it in the hopes of a prosperous year ahead.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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With an elevated head and raised tail, the tiger has intricate cast patterns depicting its fur, and may have functioned as a drinking vessel or container.Jane Levere, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The episode was also met with resistance in the United Kingdom, where it was banned due to fears that a scene depicting two boys breaking into the werewolf's house would inspire copycat crimes among young viewers.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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There have been few depictions of Dracula as a true weirdo — a guy who lurks in the corner and makes unsolicited comments about the beauty of Harker’s wife’s neck — but Schreck’s portrayal of Dracula as a wealthy foreign invader is essential to the cinematic history of the count.Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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The obfuscation feels like the point, an attempt to make the Count seem truly arcane and unsettling again after a century of filmic depictions.David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Rendering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendering. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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