Thesaurus results for PORTRAITURE

portraiture

noun

ˈpȯr-trə-ˌchu̇r

Definition of portraiture

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 There is an inevitability to group portraiture that feels, to me, so authentic to artistic production. — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 Also from India, Raajadharshini K K is a photographer whose work blends fashion, documentary, and portraiture to explore themes of identity and community. — Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Intriguingly, the 140 selections on view, ranging from vases to books, Buddhist figurines to landscape painting, literati desk accessories to official portraiture, look nothing at all like the art favored by European aristocrats arrayed elsewhere in the Art Institute. — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Spanning portraiture, digital prints, still lifes and textiles, the pieces approach organ transplantation and chronic illness from several angles. — Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for portraiture

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Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Monks and ordinary Tibetans are forced to replace portraits of previous Dalai Lamas and even traditional thangkas with portraits of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of portrait

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Several immigration enforcement operations in the US over the last year have resulted in fatalities –– with initial descriptions from authorities of clashes between agents and suspects later contradicted by video evidence.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Early-career professionals are also seeing a shifting landscape in job description posting.

— Joelle Gross, NBC news, 8 July 2026

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Hargitay, 62, has earned eight Emmy nominations for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her portrayal of Detective Olivia Benson on NBC’s long-running crime procedural, which premiered in 1999.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Taken together, the findings help explain why the Oreshnik’s conventional performance has often fallen short of its reputation while challenging Moscow's portrayal of the weapon as a next-generation missile.

— David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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