Thesaurus results for PORTRAIT

portrait

noun

ˈpȯr-trət

Definition of portrait

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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 The rape trial was mentioned but the overall portrait was of an enviable, high-spirited rake. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 In 1652, Spanish artist Diego Velázquez painted the portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria, Infanta of Spain. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 Following the show, photographer Sebastián Faena met Ackermann and his entourage for a portrait sitting. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026 Inside the stars are portraits of other women and femme organizers who have worked for access to education or for the advancement of women and femmes in society. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for portrait

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The camera captures a car's license plate numbers, a car's description, and the date, time and location a vehicle passed through, and uploads the data to a searchable database customers can use.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Soon after its release, Cusk was sued by one of the people mentioned in the book, who recognized himself based on Cusk’s description.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

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On one wall, the ambassador installed Marc Lipp’s Fight Fight Fight, a depiction of Trump with a bloody ear and raised fist painted by one of the president’s favorite Palm Beach watercolorists.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
In her depiction of the exhausting vigilance this reality required, through a second-person voice cannily implicating her reader, Rankine created a new language to identify a problem as old as the United States.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of depiction

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The film stars Will Smith in his Oscar-winning portrayal of the Williams sisters’ father, Richard Williams.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Adventureland and Zombieland brought his wider recognition, followed by his portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of portrayal

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The Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician (who should also have an Emmy for his cameo in this Saturday Night Live sketch) married YouTuber Claudia Sulewski on Saturday, and his little sister officiated.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2026
Scott London Chester Designed by Jason Anderholm Chester began as a napkin sketch, created by Jason Anderholm, who went from electrician to showman.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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