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depiction

[dih-pik-shuhn] / dɪˈpɪk ʃən /


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The great pleasure of this novel, aside from its depiction of Sophie coming into her own, is its celebration of reading and writers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Another place this tension can be seen is in their depiction of female vikings.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Sam Adams argues that while newspapers in real life are dying, this onscreen depiction thrums with life.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

In surveillance video, the men are seen slicing the depiction of Jesus at the ankles and carting it away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Two minutes later, Spoon said, “It’s a quote from Richard Jefferies, a nineteenth-century English nature writer noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels.”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

“Partita” cannot synthesize this theatricality with the more subtle and calibrated depictions of Livia’s psychological state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

But how true to life are these depictions?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Mainstream culture’s relatively lower esteem for the Green Lantern is absolutely related to cartoonish interpretations of his power in live-action depictions.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Posters for the new The Mummy film have been banned from the London Underground and other billboards after regulators said they included realistic depictions of a dead child.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

I realize that all the statues are depictions of him—if he was taller, stronger, and generally cooler.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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