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pictured

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verb

past tense of picture
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as in depicted
to present a picture of the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence

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as in drew
to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils

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Verb
  • The series depicted the lives of the staff toiling downstairs at 165 Eaton Place and the wealthy Bellamy family living above.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Arthur has been depicted as a legendary Briton king for several centuries, though his existence has been doubted by most historians.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Swanky suites and expensive lounges near the best viewing areas help woo clientele, who then help inflate revenue beyond what anyone could have imagined in earlier eras.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Hutchens imagined it for someone who wants to propose with a grand gesture but not a traditional ring.
    Martha Cheng Gisela Williams Melinda Fakuade Jinnie Lee, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Making matters worse, nine in 10 Haitians go all day without eating in what has been described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Mary described her role as largely self-directed.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In First Steps, Galactus will be portrayed by actor Ralph Ineson (Nosferatu), wearing actual purple-and-blue armor; the costume workshop on set is full of various attempts at making his signature look work.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Schulz portrayed his Peanuts gang as small adults; Feiffer’s adults are all neurotic overgrown children.
    Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Of course injuries change things, but the make up of this team is definitely feeling quite a bit different than originally envisioned and thank goodness for David Sterns ability to build multiple layers of depth in the organization.
    Tim Britton, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In the national park’s 1980 management plan, an east-west trail spanning the length of the park was envisioned.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In Han Kang’s latest novel, a character saws off the tips of two of her fingers in a woodworking accident.
    Victoria Kim, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Bentley and cinematographer Adolpho Veloso also plunge audiences into the tactile particulars and handcraft of logging, Robert sawing away with numb determination while he’s forced once again to be far away from his wife and child.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Lage outlined the similarities of the two works in his closing.
    Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Apart from the vague statement posted by the band which outlined their decision to part ways with Hinds, there has been no updates on why Hinds and Mastodon ‘mutually’ parted ways.
    Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Last year's Uber Eats' Super Bowl commercial featured Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, David and Victoria Beckham, Jelly Roll and Usher.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Also among the photos was a shot of Chicago’s incredible personalized cake, which featured a pink and white cowboy boot, a western belt and ‘Chi’ written out in pink rope.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Pictured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictured. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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