as in represented
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as in described
to give a representation or account of in words
the description painted a perfect image of the sun setting over the ocean
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as in tinted
to give color or a different color to
I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple
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Recent Examples of painted
Derek M. Norman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
The gray paint is gone, but its owner keeps the Coast Guard Reserve number painted on the hull, and the boat has most of its original fittings.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
The sun has disappeared beyond the middle-class condos of West Palm Beach and the western sky is painted tangerine.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
There are no windows from Ski Dubai to the outside world and its walls and ceiling are painted in a creamy-blue color giving it a perpetual appearance of twilight.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
One loggia has walls painted with copies of frescoes from the Riccardo-Medici Palace in Florence.
—Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The dining room is decorated with canvas panels painted in seascapes adapted from the Chigi Palace in Rome.
—Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
It's been painted ice blue inside and out.
—Brian Dillon, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Higher immigration painted a brighter picture that begins with the labor force.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Two women were selling jewelry and crafts, their tables featuring beaded earrings, silver and copper bracelets, and carefully painted clay pots.
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Experts Weigh In Jonathan Hinton Westover, chair and professor of organizational leadership and change at Utah Valley University, described the theme as emblematic of a toxic workplace culture.—
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While the orchid was first collected in 2009, it was officially described just this year by Farminhão and his colleagues.—
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Tomlinson felt more drawn to stand-up comedy and other potential opportunities, says one person familiar with her thinking, and felt the demands of a regular network show would crimp her ability to consider other projects.—
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Think roast chicken, lobster in drawn butter, or a creamy mushroom risotto.—
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The team’s original logo, used until 1971, depicted a caricature of a Native American wearing a loincloth, tomahawk and headdress running on top of an outline of the region, including Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma and Arkansas.—
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Calmer moments are depicted; game birds relax beneath pomegranate trees and next to budding roses.—
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That is, until Gary runs into Madison, portrayed by Adria Arjona.—
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The former ruling family, widely condemned over the president’s use of chemical weapons against his own civilians, have been portrayed as sincere sweethearts.—
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Phoenix Raceway bag policy Phoenix Raceway's bag policy allows bags that are fully clear or colored clear plastic, vinyl or mesh.—
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These small, dimpled bumps look white, pink, or skin-colored.—
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Advances in technology have rendered phishing more accessible to cybercriminals.—
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The community disappeared by 1983 when decades of industrial development, pollution and waste rendered the area unlivable.—
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Hollis brightened the beige-on-beige hallway entrance to her apartment by hanging a wreath of flowers on her brown door.—
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Hotter and brighter than the sun The OGLE data revealed several objects in the LMC and SMC that brightened by between 10 and 20 times over the course of a few months.—
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“Painted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painted. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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