describe
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The documents describe an elaborate hoax in which the defendants allegedly created fake companies and fraudulent email accounts and driver’s licenses to help fool lenders into loaning them huge sums of money.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Social psychologists describe this phenomenon as “post hoc” or “motivated reasoning.”
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
Before he entered politics, Wilson would describe the American people as “selfish, ignorant, timid, stubborn” and “foolish.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
But IMF economists caution against these measures, which they describe as typically poorly designed and costly.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
By that she meant reddish, although a person who was accustomed to talking about hair would be more likely to describe it as a rich auburn.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing describe
PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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