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depict

[dih-pikt] / dɪˈpɪkt /


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Best known is the series of four giant John Trumbull paintings—12 feet by 18 feet—that depict important scenes of the Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Singaporean photographer Aik Beng Chia used an image generator to depict the lives of transgender people in the city-state's Bugis street, then known as a red-light district, in the 1970s and 80s.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

It would be unfair to depict Greenspan’s influence as invariably pernicious.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Reform leader Nigel Farage has called on X to act over a series of fake, AI-generated adverts which depict him fighting Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

But always, from the start to the finish, it was Bigger’s story, Bigger’s fear, Bigger’s flight, and Bigger’s fate that I tried to depict.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

He took inspiration from paintings, including Alexandre Cabanel’s 1847 work “The Fallen Angel,” which depicts the devil after his fall from heaven.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The 70-metre long, 11th-Century embroidery depicts in 58 scenes the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 - the moment that changed the country forever.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

One depicts the Buddha scrolling on a smart phone.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

As children, cattle and lambs happily commune with bears, lions and wolves in the foreground, the background depicts William Penn making a treaty with Tamanend, chief of the Lenape Nation, and founding Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Because the carving depicts a man instead of an event, the date is generally thought to be the dead man’s name.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

“As depicted, the comments made in the video do not reflect the views or values of the IAM Union,” the spokesperson said in a statement Monday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

When Mao Zedong visited Moscow in 1950 to forge the Sino-Soviet alliance, Soviet propaganda posters depicted Stalin as slightly taller than Mao—a carefully calibrated signal of who was the elder brother.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

That is a real social phenomenon, by the way, but nowhere as farcical as it’s depicted here.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

From early in his career, Sarris wanted to depict Indians as he knew them, rather than as Hollywood depicted them.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

But the many vividly depicted ceremonies in Mexica art and writing leave little doubt that it occurred—and on a large scale.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

This number includes coins depicting heads of state who were in office when the coin was originally issued, whether or not they were still there in 2024.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Young lived in the Neath Valley and painted Welsh nature, depicting scientifically accurate birds and botanical specimens onto clay.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Click here for a graphic depicting differences and similarities in dementia risk across different countries.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Hollywood has long been wary about AI, after a string of deepfakes — videos or images depicting celebrities doing or saying things they never authorized.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

It explained that an email had been sent anonymously, depicting a student in the mascot’s image.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan




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