as in portrayals
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 portraits
His commitment to giving back extends beyond individual portraits to larger community projects and murals that celebrate local culture and resilience.
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Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
For a final flourish, guests—all handed CD players loaded with the new album—pose for tintype portraits and press wildflowers into keepsakes.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
This committee sits in a room filled with the portraits of all laureates.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Some of the portraits in our film are in private hands and haven’t been on public display in decades, including understandably rare portraits of Benedict Arnold, a figure shunned by postwar American artists.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Humans of New York, created in 2010 by Stanton, is a collection of 10,000 portraits and stories of ordinary New Yorkers from all five boroughs.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The same could be said of Piccioli, whose muses include the French actor Isabelle Huppert — portraits of whom were shared as a teaser prior to the show.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
On Instagram through the years, he's shared many glimpses into that time in his life, from school portraits and prom pics to Christmas memories and beyond.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Projecting his short film and those character portraits was such an interesting concept to start.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
For a final flourish, guests—all handed CD players loaded with the new album—pose for tintype portraits and press wildflowers into keepsakes.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
This committee sits in a room filled with the portraits of all laureates.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Some of the portraits in our film are in private hands and haven’t been on public display in decades, including understandably rare portraits of Benedict Arnold, a figure shunned by postwar American artists.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Humans of New York, created in 2010 by Stanton, is a collection of 10,000 portraits and stories of ordinary New Yorkers from all five boroughs.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The same could be said of Piccioli, whose muses include the French actor Isabelle Huppert — portraits of whom were shared as a teaser prior to the show.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
On Instagram through the years, he's shared many glimpses into that time in his life, from school portraits and prom pics to Christmas memories and beyond.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Projecting his short film and those character portraits was such an interesting concept to start.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portraits
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Critics have also said that political portrayals of Antifa as a unified or centrally directed domestic terror group exaggerate its organization and influence.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Returning, older and maybe a bit wiser to their roles as Finn and Gwen, Thames and McGraw are excellent, both taking their characters into three dimensions and giving them real gravitas unlike a lot of teen portrayals in more by-the-numbers horror sequels.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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There may be depictions of violence in a PG-13 movie, but generally not both realistic and extreme or persistent violence.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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More recently, women started going to college at higher rates than men, the gender pay gap started to close, women started having children later, LGTBQ rights made strides and body positivity pressed companies to diversify depictions of beautiful people.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Those moments, the quiet ones between pictures, are the ones that live on in the images.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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The photo carousel also included throwback pictures of the couple from over the years, with some dating all the way back to their time together as preschool classmates.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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If any of the above descriptions match the state of your gasoline, play it safe and dispose of it appropriately.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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The injuries, along with Utah’s varying descriptions and handling of them, left even less room to breathe amid growing fan frustration.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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There’s no need to come up with some new on-the-street interview series, or buy a ring light, or write some new sketches filmed in your bedroom.—
David Zucker,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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Accordingly, one of last night’s best sketches found Poehler playing a middle-aged mom dealing with perimenopause by acting like a teenage emo fan.—
Michael Tedder,
The Atlantic,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Portraits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portraits. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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