as in depiction
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
his novel presents a moving portrayal of a woman searching for personal fulfillment and happiness
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Recent Examples of portrayal
For his portrayal of the Caped Crusader, Pattinson abandoned the usual Bruce Wayne playboy persona, opting for a more off-kilter, emo version of the character when out of his bat suit.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Biden failed to respond with any corrective truths or positive portrayals of immigrant families.
—Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Musk's blunt comment, which is a callback to a quote in the movie, came in the midst of an online discussion about the film and its controversial portrayal of sensitive topics.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Drew Starkey has been a household name for a while, mostly because of his portrayal of Rafe Cameron in the Netflix drama Outer Banks.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 26 Nov. 2024
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Biden failed to respond with any corrective truths or positive portrayals of immigrant families.
—Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Musk's blunt comment, which is a callback to a quote in the movie, came in the midst of an online discussion about the film and its controversial portrayal of sensitive topics.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Drew Starkey has been a household name for a while, mostly because of his portrayal of Rafe Cameron in the Netflix drama Outer Banks.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portrayal
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Nonetheless, viewing a depiction of business value and technical value on X and Y axes portrays a more integrative approach to enterprise storage.Eric Herzog, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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This small house contained a number of sensual, mythic depictions.Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Mangione was arrested just after 9 a.m. in a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9 after an employee called 911 to report a man matching the description of the suspect in the shooting.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Efforts to utilize French Guiana’s vast natural resources ended in disaster on multiple occasions, the jungle interior taking on a reputation perhaps only equaled by Joseph Conrad’s deeply colonial descriptions of the Congo Free State in Heart of Darkness almost a century later.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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The federal government issued $2 currency notes beginning in 1862, which first had a portrait of Alexander Hamilton on the cover.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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The portraits Joseph took for the agency captured the dignity of the women at work on SS George Washington Carver, exactly what the propaganda agency wanted to show.April White, JSTOR Daily, 16 Dec. 2024
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Conclave and Wicked lead this year’s nominees with 11 nods each, including for the top prize of best picture.Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
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The book also paints a vivid picture of what your life was like at the time.Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Portrayal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portrayal. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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