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as in picture
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the girl is growing up to be the perfect image of her mother
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as in illustration
a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
a cave with prehistoric images of wild animals
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as in idea
something imagined or pictured in the mind
a sentimental visit to her childhood home to see if it still matched her mental image of the place
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as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a general who became for many the very image of the stoic warrior
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as in to depict
to present a picture of
in the painting Sacagawea is imaged as an intrepid woman pointing the way for Lewis and Clark
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the brochure images a vacation at the resort in language that makes you want to make a reservation this instant
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as in to picture
to form a mental picture of
anyone who still images the cape's coastline as a scene of unspoiled beauty is in for a rude awakening
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Recent Examples of image
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Some on the far right disseminated the footage and still images from it in order to further a clearly racist agenda.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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The images will be on billboards and taxi tops around town and will be featured on both Wells’ and Jack Victor’s social media and web channels.
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In March 2024, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover imaged visible-light auroras for the first time during a major solar flare and coronal mass ejection.
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There are pictures of them making out online.—
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While the movie was stalled, Garner and Madonna remained in each others orbit, with the two posing for a picture at photographer and filmmaker Steven Klein’s May 2023 birthday party.—
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Names have been changed and illustrations are anonymous to ensure their safety.—
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The photograph—one of a series of some 52 large and 101 smaller stereo views Gardner made around the fort—appears as a seemingly self-explanatory illustration in books about the Indian Wars.—
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Find step-by-step guidance for launching your first business, from testing your idea to growing your revenue.—
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The First Amendment protects that exchange of ideas and no president’s directive, governor’s diktat, or chancellor’s command can override the Constitution.—
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That is all well and good, but for us, its physical manifestation is wet, salty, and immediately threatening.—
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Löfgren is a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis, an inflammatory condition.—
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Other Arizonans at the time voiced similar concerns of being depicted as rednecks and hillbillies.—
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In cathedral-worthy glory, the work rose six meters, depicting a surreal celestial sky with 12 levitating apples.—
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These are not only crafts -- they are described here as arts.—
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Construction in the section of Jackson Park, often described as Chicago’s equivalent of Central Park, has been slow.—
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These real estate pros know what’s actually happening in a specific neighborhood can affect a home’s price, including microtrends that may not be reflected in the broader data.—
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The home functions not only as a symbolic site for intimate matters, but also as an indefinite space that could exist anywhere in the world, reflecting the sense of estrangement many people feel when moving abroad, far from their country of origin.—
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Compounding the cacophony is a Jonny Greenwood score that veers between manic percolation—imagine a xylophone humping a coffeepot—and grandly operatic surges of synth.—
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Drivers like Doell aren’t imagining the transformation.—
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“Image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/image. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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