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
What emerges is a vision of art as both sanctuary and resistance, and of portraiture as a form of quiet revolution—one that asks us, simply and profoundly, to look with love.
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Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 19 June 2025
The process yielded a sharply detailed picture on a silver background and was usually used for studio portraiture.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Early artistic talent led Barnett to a specialized elementary school program, where her knack for portraiture clashed with Eurocentric limitations.
—Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
But the movie’s verité style of thumbnail portraiture doesn’t always dovetail neatly with the other elements: the unloading of facts, getting those drone shots in and projecting a thriller-like atmosphere.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 19 June 2025
The process yielded a sharply detailed picture on a silver background and was usually used for studio portraiture.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Early artistic talent led Barnett to a specialized elementary school program, where her knack for portraiture clashed with Eurocentric limitations.
—Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
But the movie’s verité style of thumbnail portraiture doesn’t always dovetail neatly with the other elements: the unloading of facts, getting those drone shots in and projecting a thriller-like atmosphere.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portraiture
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Can any destination evoke such a portrait of perfection as Tuscany?—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
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The truth is that Sofia’s job can be taxing, and in The Scout, which premiered in June at the Tribeca Film Festival, González-Nasser, who was herself a location scout for six years, crafts a modest portrait of its complicated reality.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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Tempest’s description evokes a dreamlike horror, laced with black humor: Men were still stuck in the mud all over the battlefield, imploring help to lift them out : half crazy with the sense of their own impotence, and the enemy shelling. . . .—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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The menu’s description was understated: chocolate mousse.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Each of these artists — whether through sculpture, photography, video, painting or language — has challenged conventional portrayals of women’s bodies, emotions and experiences.—
Megan Williams,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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This will be the 21-year-old actor’s highest profile role to date, offering a conventionally attractive portrayal of the Founding Father with all of his original teeth intact.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 July 2025
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Her most famous depiction is on a tilma (cloak-like garment), attributed to a 16th-century story of a Nahua man named Juan Diego.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Superman 2025 is the latest in a long line of media depictions of the dashing visitor from another planet who fights bad guys (Earthlings and aliens), rescues people in distress, inspires hope and seeks justice.—
Rusty Wright,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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“Portraiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portraiture. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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