portray
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As Salon has previously reported, experts emphasize measles isn’t just a fever and a rash as anti-vaccine influencers portray online.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
They portray him as the mastermind of a scheme of illicit enrichment.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
“If we’re gonna portray them, we might as well share the creations with the community that we’re inspired by, right?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
“New Humans” refuses to condemn innovation for its harms, but also doesn’t portray any step forward as an unalloyed good.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Photographs from Ernest’s adolescence portray a handsome young boy, with his mother’s full lips and his father’s expressive blue eyes.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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