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portray

[pawr-trey] / pɔrˈtreɪ /


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But it’s because these actors are in their 50s, and have the confidence to portray aging honestly, that the show can do what it does so well.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

He said he spent his childhood pulling the Spidey poses and shooting webs, and now being able to portray him is "the best feeling ever".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

He is also an actor, and in both plays he evinces a natural affinity for creating complex characters that afford rich opportunities for the performers who portray them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

It’s why she largely sinks in dramas but succeeds in comedies, where she can portray a version of herself that makes people laugh just by thinking, “Isn’t it so funny that Jennifer Aniston said that?”

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

We’d come out here to meet Mr. Pinkerton, Mr. Bangs, and the helpful operative who was to portray the wandering book peddler.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The famous work of art, which portrays two figures running along a terraced street, can be seen at the National Museum in Cardiff.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Motoki portrays Murashige as curiously recessive — someone who has laid waste to myriad foes and has now lost his taste for bloodshed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Instead of presenting history as either flawless or irredeemably broken, she portrays the United States as an ongoing democratic experiment whose greatest strength lies in its ability to reform itself.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Relying primarily on the collections of the New York Historical, “Democracy Matters” portrays the promise, changing contours and limits of American democracy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Instead, the typical illustration portrays a happy family scene, father and son smilingly preparing to apply the chemical to the lawn, small children tumbling over the grass with a dog.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

In an interview with The Times earlier this month, Arday admitted making academic "mistakes" but said he was being wrongly "portrayed to be a liar and a fantasist and an academic fraud".

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The show promises to teach Americans how to eat “real food,” presenting recognizable ingredients and home cooking as an antidote to a processed-food culture portrayed as artificial, addictive and imposed from above.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

She arrived in Albert Square with on-screen husband Mick, portrayed by Danny Dyer, when they became the new owners of the Queen Vic pub.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Among those weighing in on the S&P 500’s first closing high in 42 sessions was Michael Burry, the investor famed for predicting the housing market crash and portrayed in “The Big Short.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Charles was not all science by any means: He bathed the baby, kissed him, hugged him, walked him when he cried; he was anything but the stereotypical distant father so often portrayed in Victorian literature.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

Ben Jones, the actor best known for portraying trusty mechanic Cooter Davenport on “The Dukes of Hazzard” before serving two terms in Congress as a representative from Georgia, has died.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

And it was really fun to catch up with him, especially considering how much he’s shouldered in portraying Dr. Michael Rabinovitch, a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway lead the cast as Odysseus and Penelope, with Tom Holland portraying their son Telemachus.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Jaafar Jackson, the singer's real-life nephew, plays the titular role, with Colman Domingo and Nia Long portraying his parents.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

The fire ant suddenly became the target of a barrage of government releases, motion pictures, and government-inspired stories portraying it as a despoiler of southern agriculture and a killer of birds, livestock, and man.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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