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depiction

[dih-pik-shuhn] / dɪˈpɪk ʃən /


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Since launching at the start of 2025, “The Pitt” has emerged as more than just a hyperrealistic depiction of an embattled American emergency department.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Prosecuting barrister Nicholas Lobbenberg KC said Digwa had a "weapons obsession", adding that his depiction to police of Nowak as a "racist, drunk, violent aggressor compounds the natural grief and loss of the deceased's family".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

While Fraser delivers an external performance as the tough American general, Scott offers a restrained, mostly tamped-down depiction of the repressed and methodical Stagg.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

In 1818 John Trumbull completed his depiction of the signing of the Declaration in one of his history paintings for the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It’s a depiction of the last meal that Jesus shares with his disciples, and Leonardo uses the mural to tell a story about how the disciple Judas betrays Jesus.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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