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picturing

[pik-cher-ing] / ˈpɪk tʃər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
representing
Synonyms
STRONG
characterizing defining delineating depicting describing exhibiting illustrating interpreting mirroring personifying portraying presenting reporting reproducing revealing showing symbolizing
Antonyms
WEAK
distorting misrepresentation misrepresenting

Example Sentences

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Stop picturing a standard vending machine with rotating coils and falling snacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

They’re picturing the holidays: the turkey, the guests, and the all-important dining table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

And it started occurring to me that if I didn’t get Sterling, I had a huge problem because that is who I’ve been picturing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

And I’m picturing Mexico’s Ana Victoria Espino De Santiago, 26, who, last year, became the first lawyer with Down Syndrome.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

I was already picturing Nan’s brace gussied up, though she wasn’t one for sequins—maybe silver studs.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.