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depict

[dih-pikt] / dɪˈpɪkt /


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ITV said continued use of the set was needed to depict farming life and the Yorkshire countryside, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Flag patterns that follow a significant trend depict a short-term consolidation of that trend, and are often resolved in the same direction of the trend that followed them.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

“There is no singular Spark who I wish to depict, nor any one ‘story’ of her wildly varied life that I aim to tell,” Mr. Bailey writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Other than that, this wasn’t the decisive victory that some depict it as.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Or was it simply the fashion of artists to depict African Americans as foreign and exotic?

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

But her reportorial affect is cool, her curiosity is genuine and she takes no cheap shots even as she depicts ugly things.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

He took inspiration from paintings, including Alexandre Cabanel’s 1847 work “The Fallen Angel,” which depicts the devil after his fall from heaven.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The show depicts the power struggles between patriarch John Dutton III, his children, the locals, and the outsiders seeking to change their bucolic ranching way of life.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

One depicts the Buddha scrolling on a smart phone.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

It depicts a sharp-toothed, hat- wearing figure who faces the viewer frontally and holds a long stick or rod vertically in each hand.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

“As depicted, the comments made in the video do not reflect the views or values of the IAM Union,” the spokesperson said in a statement Monday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

In 1995, when he was asked to lecture about childhood as depicted in 18th-century British art, what surprised him was all the dogs pictured among the children.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The video was quickly seized upon by Talarico, who depicted Paxton as out of touch with Texans.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

From early in his career, Sarris wanted to depict Indians as he knew them, rather than as Hollywood depicted them.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

In advertisements they depicted Shaker Heights in the clouds, looking down upon the grimy city of Cleveland from a mountaintop at the end of a rainbow’s arch.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Yet only 13 of those countries – about 15% – issued new banknotes depicting their sitting head of state.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Young lived in the Neath Valley and painted Welsh nature, depicting scientifically accurate birds and botanical specimens onto clay.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Click here for a graphic depicting differences and similarities in dementia risk across different countries.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Hollywood has long been wary about AI, after a string of deepfakes — videos or images depicting celebrities doing or saying things they never authorized.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

A drawing by Frederic B. Schell depicting a crowd of people in the main building on opening day of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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