as in film
the art or business of making a movie
hoping for a career in pictures
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as in depicts
to present a picture of
the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence
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as in imagines
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 describes
to give a representation or account of in words
pictured the sailing ship in vivid language
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Recent Examples of pictures
Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
As of Sunday, Nado continues his search for Pico, posting flyers with pictures and contact information.
—Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The duo announced the news with a joint post on Instagram, sharing black-and-white photo booth pictures of them holding a sonogram.
—Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Design includes tapestry sofas and pictures of horses at the Stables Bar.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
Scholl created and maintained the Save the Signs Facebook page, posting pictures and writing short histories of neon signs in Colorado.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Like William Klein’s pictures, Roversi’s incorporate accidents, light flares, blur, even damage.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
The new space resembles the old, complete with walls covered in graffiti with names, sayings, and pictures of the old Post Bar.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Go through a corn maze, sip on apple cider, and take silly pictures with the cardboard cutouts.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Tuffin will produce the Inspector Brant pictures through Strong Island.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
The approach to the childhood flashbacks came from how Springsteen pictures his past.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Strachan pictures the multi-colored gemstones (less summer, more fall) complementing collarless coats, cashmere crewneck sweaters, and white button-up shirts.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Only the last photo during the end credits pictures the fiery aftermath of Hutch’s ultimate battle with Ladeena.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Many protesters have taken to carrying signs showing pictures of Good.
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The post pictures a reflection of Spears wearing a short, white dress covered in tiny black polka dots.
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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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Brewer depicts the world of music impersonators with a fair amount of affection, like the rodeo clowns of late 20th-century America.—
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It's set in 1776 in Philly and depicts Benjamin Franklin and other Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence, with a celebratory toast with milk.—
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The company imagines intelligent appliances operating as agents that manage daily routines and return time to users.—
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In an episode where Milo and Zach try to help Melissa conquer her fear of roller coasters, the roller coaster Melissa imagines is the same one Phinneas and Ferb made in their backyard.—
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Lopez describes her daughter as an energetic, talkative child who speaks both English and Spanish.—
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Among the more moving cases that Blair describes are those of people who in life were vulnerable and powerless but in death were considered formidable threats.—
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Drawing on his own diaries and Said’s unpublished letters and manuscripts, Hovsepian sketches both the portrait of a friendship and an intellectual biography.—
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But at the same time, Hale sketches out a clear vision for Oura’s future that relies on institutions tapping the tech company for deeper insights into population metrics.—
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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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Mekia Cox, who portrays Nyla Harper, wed basketball analyst Britt Leach in 2018, according to The Knot.—
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Arnett, Cooper, and Mark Chappell cowrote the screenplay, and Cooper portrays Balls, Alex's actor friend who serves as the film's comic relief.—
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My NewsGuard colleague Chiara Vercellone, a senior staff analyst, identified five phony and out-of-context still images and two falsified videos supposedly depicting the military operation and its aftermath.—
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Denneau is part of the team behind ATLAS — short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System — a network of wide-field telescopes that repeatedly images huge swaths of sky to catch anything that moves, particularly near-Earth asteroids.—
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“Pictures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictures. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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