portray
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Aaron says he avoided learning too much about Ravi's illness, allowing him to mirror the character's confusion and portray the role more "organically".
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The Grammy Award-winning rapper made history as the show’s first woman to portray the charismatic cabaret manager Zidler — the character’s full name is Harold Zidler.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Once largely focused on celebrities, generative content has quickly scaled to portray individuals like Allen, whose online presence was limited.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
SINGAPORE—In a scene from Amazon’s biblical series “House of David,” human actors portray fallen angels and mortal women.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
In the rest of this book, I have tried to portray the scholarly consensus—the ideas that most researchers in the field believe—while giving due recognition to dissenters.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing portray
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 4
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