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verb

past tense of picture
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as in depicted
to present a picture of the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence

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as in drew
to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils

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Recent Examples of pictured
Verb
Parton pictured with some of her stage wigs in Los Angeles on March 10, 1980. Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Sound’s Round 2 Impresario-musician Mike Reed’s multigenre, multivenue festival, Sound & Gravity, returns for its second year with acts like Son Lux (pictured, above) and Chicago’s Jessica Risker. Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The person seen dropping off the Acura was pictured only in grainy video and appeared to be wearing a shirt without sleeves. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 On Wednesday, Hickerson was pictured for the first time since Panettiere’s death as he was spotted leaving a Burger King in Greenville, before later being seen in a car at his family’s home. Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Tyrone Noling, who was convicted in 1996 of murdering an elderly couple and has maintained his innocence, is pictured June 15, 2005, in Mansfield, Ohio. CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The latter includes the new Ethereal Blue, plus the striking option of a graduated finish that shifts from black at the rear to one of three colors – blue, violet and gunmetal – at the front, as pictured above. Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In a recent Instagram post, she was pictured taking her two daughters back to school with her ex Iman Shumpert. Meg Walters, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026 California Cruise could also be just a simple sleeper van with a regular folding bed and the table and chair set pictured, no kitchen equipment, fancy inflatables or pop-up roof. New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictured
Adjective
  • She is also equipped with an Energy Storage System designed to manage onboard energy flows based on envisaged operations, capable of peak shaving and silent operation at anchor, contributing to a substantial reduction in fuel usage.
    Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • His siblings were aghast to see [their father] Ralph depicted as the hapless poor dad in the book.
    Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Last month, a mural in Tehran’s Palestine Square depicted members of the First Family above coffins draped in American flags.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Layers are everywhere in 2026, but this time the haircut is being imagined as less edgy and a bit softer—more flowing, more subtle.
    Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026
  • From the outset of the original life-size Gundam project, this has turned into something far greater than was initially imagined.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Anton, whose gaze at the couple can only be described as wistful.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Samba was born at the sanctuary Samba was born at Project Survival Cat Haven and lived there with her sister, Rose, according to Anderson, who described her as an unusually sweet animal with an exceptionally friendly personality.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Last year, footage of a skeleton prop at a winter Zac Brown Band concert drew whispers of devil worship.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Jahmai Jones drew a walk to load the bases, and Abreu was forced out at home on Andruw Monasterio's grounder.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The two most prominent, Hebrew and Yiddish, have always been unlikely bedfellows, frequently fighting with each other.
    Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Initial support is near the breakout point around $660, although a pullback of that magnitude is unlikely.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The two teenagers spend a summer at an alpine dairy farm in Austria, helping Tomy’s uncle, portrayed by Hannes Perkmann, with the milking and exploring the outdoors.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Love portrayed himself on Instagram as a 49ers wide receiver who went undrafted but worked his way onto the roster.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The implementation of these checks and balances can be seen as tactical and their uses have evolved over time in ways the Founders might not have envisioned.
    Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The hospital is envisioned as the centerpiece of a larger health care network.
    Jamal Goss, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Pictured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictured. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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