as in depictions
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 portrayals
Audience fascination with Bernstein and von Karajan, Danish argues, stems from a contemporary hunger for authentic portrayals of human complexity.
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Court Stroud, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Helen Schneider, acclaimed internationally for powerful portrayals in musicals like Sunset Boulevard, Evita, and her one-woman show A Walk on the Weill Side, embraced the complexities of portraying Leonard Bernstein.
—Court Stroud, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Court Stroud, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Helen Schneider, acclaimed internationally for powerful portrayals in musicals like Sunset Boulevard, Evita, and her one-woman show A Walk on the Weill Side, embraced the complexities of portraying Leonard Bernstein.
—Court Stroud, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portrayals
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Each of those originals have offensive depictions of non-white characters (like the Siamese cats in Lady and the crows in Dumbo), and each of their 2019 remakes rightfully remove those depictions.—
Josh Spiegel,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
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The book contains depictions of characters, both good and evil, in a fairy world.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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After that, Cohen began working with artists like New York painter Will Cotton, known for incorporating candy and various sweets into his portraits.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
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The original six, all Republicans, are memorialized with portraits in the first-floor Ladies' Gallery, which also displays artifacts and historical accounts of the suffrage movement.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Focus on recent, relevant experiences and quantifiable achievements instead of lengthy job descriptions.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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These are links typically found in video descriptions or on LMG’s websites that generate a commission when users make a purchase.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Portrayals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portrayals. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.
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