pictorialization

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Noun
  • Last time, no kiosks were installed in La Jolla, while inland transit communities like City Heights advocated for better representation.
    Harry Bubbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The literal representation is, here, a risk that pays off.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Cohen has also been working on a documentary about Leaf, as well as a tender short film called Robert and June (and all the time in the world), a dual portrait of Leaf and her husband, the photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank.
    Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • His portrait was hung up on the city’s honor board.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Your portrayal of Naema’s ambivalence, her pride, her shame at being unable to use her medical degree and skills in this new country, her anger at Jimmy and also her appreciation of his saving her life, and her son and mother-in-law, is masterful.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Dolph Lundgren first brought the comic book character to life on screen in a 1989 movie, followed by Thomas Jane and Ray Stevenson in two standalone 2000s movies, but Jon Bernthal has had the most popular portrayal.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Three episodes into its third season, Euphoria delivers a Cassie crashout more theatrical than the time her sister Lexi wrote an extremely unflattering depiction of Cassie into the school play.
    Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But those sequences had to be removed after producers discovered a clause in the settlement with the young accuser that barred the depiction or mention of him in film or television.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Orioles backdrop behind the two men responsible for attempting to deliver an explanation for Saturday night’s seismic firing of Alex Cora and five coaches would have been funny if the situation hadn’t been so dire.
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • If Pat Riley opens that door or leaves that door open, deferring to Nick Arison on answers on Monday, then yes, further explanation would seem reasonable from the executive branch.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Pictorialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorialization. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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