as in portrait
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
the author's meticulous portraiture of a small Midwestern town at the turn of the century
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Recent Examples of portraiture
Some were local to Bamako, and others travelled long distances just to get their portrait taken by the man who had emerged as the region’s authority in portraiture.
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Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
The winner of the National Portrait Gallery’s prestigious portraiture competition paints a disturbing picture of America.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Outside the recording studio, McLemore built a distinguished reputation as a photographer, with work spanning entertainment, sports and editorial portraiture.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Outside the recording studio, McLemore was a longtime and successful photographer with work spanning decades and such genres as entertainment, sports and editorial portraiture.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
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Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
The winner of the National Portrait Gallery’s prestigious portraiture competition paints a disturbing picture of America.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Outside the recording studio, McLemore built a distinguished reputation as a photographer, with work spanning entertainment, sports and editorial portraiture.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Outside the recording studio, McLemore was a longtime and successful photographer with work spanning decades and such genres as entertainment, sports and editorial portraiture.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portraiture
Noun
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That family portrait is so weird!—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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Along with the album cover, the shared a new black and white portrait of himself, captured by daughter Mary McCartney.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Deputies said there is no suspect or vehicle description at this time, and the investigation continues.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The detectives trying to identify the woman reached out to the Star-Telegram for help and the newspaper ran the story in the Sunday newspaper, giving a description of the woman and the car, as well as the license plate number.—
Kevin Foster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Conversations between people and land are as alive as human dialogue in these earnest portrayals of gathering and return.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Surrounding Fox’s keen central performance are a number of skilled and sensitive portrayals, in particular Swoosie Kurtz, as a lonely co-worker who is genuinely concerned about her young cohort’s well-being.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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These lofty ambitions have fueled decades of space movies and inspired generations with their depictions of intrepid space voyagers.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Royals will get an accurate depiction of their current makeup this weekend.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Portraiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portraiture. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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