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a vivid representation in words of someone or something
his account created in the jurors' heads a detailed portrait of a lonely old man
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Recent Examples of portrait
Steinbeck’s epic historical novel about two families living in the Salinas Valley paints an indelible portrait of life in California in the early 1900s, from the turn of the century through World War I.
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Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
In a second portrait, the supermodel wears a rusty orange dress accessorized with earrings and a necklace from the jeweler’s newfangled Margherita Bloom range.
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Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Many of the paintings include a portrait of a Pullman porter or a maid surrounded by splashes of color and fragments of archival documents — newspaper clippings, timesheets, employee records.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
Let’s say a portrait studio owner is training AI agents to field customer questions about planning a photo shoot.
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Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
In a second portrait, the supermodel wears a rusty orange dress accessorized with earrings and a necklace from the jeweler’s newfangled Margherita Bloom range.
—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Many of the paintings include a portrait of a Pullman porter or a maid surrounded by splashes of color and fragments of archival documents — newspaper clippings, timesheets, employee records.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
Let’s say a portrait studio owner is training AI agents to field customer questions about planning a photo shoot.
—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for portrait
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portrait
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Police said officers in the area quickly located a person matching the suspect's description, prompting a foot pursuit.
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This story was updated to include a description of Keyser’s final episode.
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All of those things might be present in a single realistic depiction of abuse, but a reader might fail to see the same nuance in such a story.
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But Comer and Jackman’s roles reverse the ballad’s depictions.
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The artist was beloved by Americans for his intimate portrayals of the country’s values.
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According to people familiar with the project, Amazon executives grew concerned after the film evolved into a darker portrayal of Altman, depicting him as a manipulative figure who steered OpenAI away from its original mission.
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The Department of State, which handles visa applications from abroad, has not released its full 2025 data, but the numbers through September show a similar picture.
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Some Mars scientists say SkyFall also won’t meaningfully inform other big-picture research questions, such as digging into the planet’s history or understanding how its surface and atmosphere interact.
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For decades, investigators had little more than Barrett's body and a composite sketch of a suspect based on interviews with her friends.
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Founded in 2011 by actors Joivan Wade and Percelle Ascott, Wall of Entertainment will also release over 100 episodes of their programming spanning reality, comedy, game show, dating, cooking, sketch and drama on Tubi.
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“Portrait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portrait. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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