portray
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The characters may well be good people—certainly that is how Ms. Patchett means to portray them—but their goodness is never put to any test, so it exists as nothing more than an affirming idea.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
At the same time, scientists are careful not to portray senescent cells as purely bad.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Musk's lawyers seized on the entries to portray Brockman as a calculating opportunist.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
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
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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