- present tense form of portray (3rd person singular).
portrays
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Ancient Egyptian artwork frequently portrays kings striking enemies with maces, but Campbell noted that the royal attendants buried at Abydos were not enemy combatants.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, “Musk” was recently joined in theaters by Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” in which Jeremy Strong portrays Zuckerberg as a soulless ghoul prioritizing clicks over user safety.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
But his new film, Primetime, takes him in a completely new direction - as he portrays the real-life host of American TV show, To Catch a Predator.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The women’s relationship is honest and nurturing, and Ms. Orringer portrays it with great sensitivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Squire portrays himself as aghast—though he can hardly have been surprised—when one famous condemned murderer, Shillitoni, interrupted an autopsy by going mad in his cell, breaking his furniture, and tearing his bedding to shreds.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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