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Princeton's WordNet

  1. describedadjective

    represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

    "the vividly described wars"

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  1. described

    Described refers to the act of giving a detailed account or representation of something, usually in writing or speech. It involves explaining the characteristics, qualities, or key features of an object, idea, individual, or event.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Described

    of Describe

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'described' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #616

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'described' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2378

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of described in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of described in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of described in a Sentence

  1. Craig Fox:

    It takes about 10 to 12 years to take a drug from the concept to the market, it's often described as trying to find a needle in a haystack.

  2. David Wohl:

    They will also have to do a background check that could include information as to what the people did before they immigrated to the U.S., were they a member of a radical mosque, etc. ? That could take weeks and even months to evaluate. The skepticism among officials, locals and the media is growing given that weapons, a stockpile of bomb-making materials and thousands of rounds of ammunition were discovered in the couple’s home. Also under sharp and evolving scrutiny is that almost $ 28,500 deposited into Farook’s bank account weeks before the lethal rampage – and at least three $ 5,000 transfers to Rafia Farook in the days leading up to the attack, in what a source described to Fox News as a key indicator of.

  3. Marty Stroud:

    There was a question about other people’s involvement, i should have followed up on that. I think my failure to say something can only be described as cowardice. I was a coward.

  4. Ahmed Najeeb:

    It has always been foreign scientists who have described species found in the Maldives without much involvement from local scientists, even those that are endemic to the Maldives, this time it is different and getting to be part of something for the first time has been really exciting, especially having the opportunity to work alongside top ichthyologists on such an elegant and beautiful species.

  5. Nils Melzer:

    Mr. Assange has been deliberately exposed, for a period of several years, to progressively severe forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the cumulative effects of which can only be described as psychological torture.

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