as in depiction
a visual design intended to look like someone or something
The cave was painted with representations of horses and bison.
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Recent Examples of representation
Carter-Ryan Gallery features representations of the natural world by the prominent Indigenous painter and sculptor Jason Carter.
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Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Intended as a climate version of the Bechdel test, which measures representation of women, the Climate Reality Check tests whether a movie and its characters acknowledge global warming.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
In its first 15 months, nearly 800 people facing deportation were provided with legal representation.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The lack of representation of Black women in the culinary space is why JJ Johnson, the James Beard Award-winning cook book author, chef and co-founder of South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s annual event, The Cookout, has been trying to push for more Black women at the event.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
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Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Intended as a climate version of the Bechdel test, which measures representation of women, the Climate Reality Check tests whether a movie and its characters acknowledge global warming.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
In its first 15 months, nearly 800 people facing deportation were provided with legal representation.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The lack of representation of Black women in the culinary space is why JJ Johnson, the James Beard Award-winning cook book author, chef and co-founder of South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s annual event, The Cookout, has been trying to push for more Black women at the event.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for representation
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Spoiler alert ahead At the end of the show (spoiler alert), next to depictions of the downfall of a wellness scammer, the audience sees Lucy going for her chemotherapy treatments while also doing yoga, taking ice baths and meditating.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Whishaw listened to it a lot, but aside from those two tapes and essays about him by people who knew him, the depiction of Hujar was largely Whishaw’s own interpretation.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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But despite the media blitz projecting images of an unrelenting nationwide sweep, so far, the deportation of migrants is well below the monthly average during the Biden administration, and there is little evidence that ICE is arresting or detaining any more people than usual.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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In 2015, Playboy ceased publishing images of naked women, citing the proliferation of nudity on the internet.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Designs of flowers and wheat are commonly found, while some stencils can depict portraits or words.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Like most women artists, Capet painted portraits and miniatures.—
Marjoleine Kars,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Some of the courses that will see a rate increase in the 2025-26 school year include various art classes such as Advanced Placement drawing as well as Play Production, Photography, Accounting and Veterinary Science.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Lotto 47 ticket was bought in Grand Rapids for the Nov. 27 drawing.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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And consider this: Only two of the last 10 BAFTA winners for best film went on to win the Oscar for best picture — Nomadland in 2021 and Oppenheimer in 2024.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
16 Feb. 2025
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Conclusion Guy Bisson’s analysis paints a picture of a film industry adapting to a new normal.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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Editors’ Picks Source photographs for illustration above: Focus Features; Ullstein Bild, via Getty Images; Everett Collection.—
Jim Shepard,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Hayden included the book cover as well as an interior page showing an illustration of a girl resembling a young Meghan.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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The photographs were taken by Jonathan Rach, who also filmed much of the trek for NIN’s 1997 documentary/concert film, Closure.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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The subway takeover is flanked by the launch of a one-of-a-kind art book conceived as a box with 30 Polaroid photographs of the same subjects, paying homage to Maripol’s signature art form.—
Martino Carrera,
WWD,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Representation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representation. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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