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as in portrait
a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
using only watercolors, she produced a strikingly lifelike picture of her mother
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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
the actor's latest picture is another thriller
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as in description
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
the newspaper report gives a detailed picture of the current situation in that troubled country
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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the young teen is the very picture of her mother
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as in thought
something imagined or pictured in the mind
I think I get the picture: you want me to leave
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as in film
pictures plural
the art or business of making a movie
hoping for a career in pictures
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as in to depict
to present a picture of
the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence
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as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
pictured the sailing ship in vivid language
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Recent Examples of picture
Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Peter offers her not only logic — a picture in which all the parts, however gruesome, fit together — but salvation.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2026
There's no sofa pictured, but presumably the owners plan to install their own.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
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The Producers Guild Awards are considered one of the most reliable bellwethers in the Oscar race because their preferential ballot closely mirrors the academy’s best picture voting system.
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But in others, the appearance of motion is a misleading holdover from classical physics, and there is no intuitive way to picture what’s happening.
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Thank you for this role, thank you for believing in me, thank you for this portrait, for your mind, for your worldview.—
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The new portrait shows the president with his fists on the Resolute Desk, staring directly into the camera.—
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This opening scene establishes a human, forgiving tone for a movie in which we are often encouraged to laugh with our heroes but never at them.—
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In 2014, the actress won another SAG Award for outstanding performance by a female actor for playing attorney Linda Kenney Baden opposite Al Pacino in David Mamet's 2013 TV movie Phil Spector.—
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The topic description lists employment and also states board members will vote on the matter.—
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Meanwhile, authorities plugged a description of the Nissan into a system run by Flock Safety that can read license plates and identify other vehicle details, then match sightings of the same car, including with different tags.—
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The situation is not all that different from that along the Mississippi, Missouri or Tennessee rivers, where a series of dams controls water flow.—
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Doug Hendrickson posted on social media Thursday to explain his situation with Williams.—
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The images revealed both the mass and an affected lymph node, confirming the presence of cancer cells.—
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Creates reminders, clicks hands-free images Cai sees the robot as a bridge for the modern family.—
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The thought has always been that the easiest way to get out of the area would've been to go to Highway 360.—
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Fatigue, hunger, and heat kept them from articulating any thoughts.—
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The series originally aired for six seasons and included two feature films.—
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The 2026 Golden Globes are tonight — the first major award show of the year to honor standouts in film and television.—
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The video depicts deputies struggling to enter before getting inside and arresting demonstrators, who had been broadcasting demands that Stanford place divestment proposals on an upcoming Board of Trustees agenda.—
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The video also appeared to depict the officers did not take immediate steps to ensure that Good received emergency medical care after the shooting took place.—
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“Picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picture. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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