depict
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It raises questions of structural integrity: When you depict a character like her as the antagonist of a show’s very likable heroine, you cannot then treat that antagonist as a heroine herself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Trump’s Truth Social account has increasingly become a collection of posts that document not only political messaging, but also the ways he and his supporters choose to depict him.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
The film “Koyaanisqatsi,” directed by Godfrey Reggio, juxtaposes footage that centers on the relationship between nature, humanity and technology to depict industrialization and capitalism’s impact on the climate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
A revamped Rose Garden that buries the past and statues that diminish what the people they depict stood for.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
The artist arranged it so that the papers, when assembled, depict the fearless leader’s proud, defiant face.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing depict
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