depict

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“Split-screen” canvases depict civic landmarks — City Hall, the courthouse, a high school and the local library — in two temporal states.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Student-made memes depict the administrator behind the proposal as Gandalf from “Lord of the Rings” saying “You shall not pass!” or as Dolores Umbridge, the tyrannical Hogwarts headmistress from “Harry Potter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Lifelike meme videos have also been used to depict fictional Iranian military victories and even the strategic Strait of Hormuz reimagined as a cartoonish toll booth.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In her small shop on Merritt Island, racks of orange, blue and black T-shirts depict hand drawn rockets, mission patches and moonscapes, ready for the crowds who arrive on regular launch days.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“If I had but the pen of a Balzac! I would depict this scene.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie