portray
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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
In his desire to portray Adrian’s immersion in parasocial worlds filled with shadowy, destructive figures, McElwee’s own perspective was equally one-sided.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Beard’s” blurry cover photo, which shows her shaved head and slightly doleful eyes, “captures exactly what I was trying to portray with the music,” she adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“The Israel Prison Service rejects attempts to portray systematic abuse or unlawful conduct by its personnel,” the agency’s spokesperson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
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Once she understands the character, Dalton examines how the actor portrays the words on the page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
At the market, many of the people the BBC approached were reluctant to speak to us - not all gave a reason but some said they didn't trust the way the media portrays Iran.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Ms. Bowers portrays Gabby as slightly lost, with a subdued amiability and frayed edges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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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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".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 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
As an American, you’re aware, I’m sure, that how we are portrayed in the news and pop culture is not all that accurate compared with how many of us behave day to day.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
I was thrilled to see her in person after seeing her portrayed in movies and reading about her in the book.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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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
Last week, Meta launched a new public-relations campaign centered on AI optimism, portraying itself as the company that supports AI for everyone—an implied contrast to competitors in the space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"The Odyssey", which follows Greek hero Odysseus on his long journey home after the Trojan War, stars Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway as Odysseus and Penelope, with Tom Holland portraying their son Telemachus.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Sir Anthony is known for portraying psychotic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 horror film The Silence Of The Lambs, for which he won an Oscar for Best Actor the following year.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Those who knew Malcolm X Shabazz personally wanted to be sure that the negative myth around his memory would be erased by portraying the truths of his mission, and the depth of his heart.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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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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