depict

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Lifelike meme videos have also been used to depict fictional Iranian military victories and even the strategic Strait of Hormuz reimagined as a cartoonish toll booth.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Yet this strangely compelling work has simultaneously beguiled and baffled art historians for generations, starting with the odd moment that Pontormo chose to depict in his innovative way, isolated from the rest of the narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Through "feel-good writing", they could depict the men and relationships they longed to see, but "can't have in real life".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Traditional western dramas were more likely to depict vaqueros as bandits than hard-working ranch hands whose contributions were fundamental to the American West.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

These mathematician-artists perfected the technique of perspective and could soon depict arbitrary objects in three dimensions.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife