Represent
Represent verb - To present a picture of.
Usage example: a painting representing the ocean at sunrise
Sketch
Sketch verb - To give a representation or account of in words.
Usage example: briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan
Represent is a synonym for sketch in draw topic. You can use "Represent" instead a verb "Sketch", if it concerns topics such as representation.
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Conan O'Brien once had a sketch about weather reports using graphics of angry suns to represent high temperatures.
Source: The Face of the Sun -
A sketch by kabaret Potem has Odysseus and his colleagues plan the assault on Troy using, apart from all the stuff they had in their pockets, matches that represent the Greeks.
Source: Planning with Props - The only remaining piece of data is her name, though fans sometimes associate her with this image drawn by ZUN◊ (later confirmed to be a random sketch which doesn't represent anyone) and a throwaway line of dialogue where Marisa refers to a nurse.
Source: O.C. Stand-in
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Sketch and Represent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/represent/sketch
Represent & Sketch. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/represent/sketch>.
Sketch or Represent. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/represent/sketch.
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