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portrait

[pawr-trit, -treyt, pohr-] / ˈpɔr trɪt, -treɪt, ˈpoʊr- /


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Nine-year-old Sebastian paints a portrait of his family home, unable to comprehend that it no longer exists after the powerful quake that shattered western Colombia this week.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Before placing Castro's portrait in the window, Leonel Suarez gives it a kiss.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

A sketchbook from Whistler’s teenage years in St. Petersburg, Russia—where his father worked as an engineer—is an unexpected treasure in the show, and includes sensitive portrait sketches that establish Whistler’s skills as a draftsman.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

It was also the first color portrait I had ever painted, and it reassured me I had a gift.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

A strange yowling sound was coming from the portrait of Agatha Swanburne, and neither she nor her husband could discover why.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

During the day, hunger strikers lie on mattresses under tarpaulins, with portraits of BR Ambedkar and freedom fighters behind them.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

At the Zurbatiyah crossing, large fans sprayed mist to cool the heat as pilgrims passed portraits of Khamenei, his son and successor Mujtaba, and other slain commanders from Iran's so-called "axis of resistance."

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Online users can log onto the webpage and browse through dozens of family portraits or a few oral interviews on the site, including that of the Gamboa family, which lived in the Bishop neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

However, there are still services today that offer “remembrance” or “bereavement” portraits for parents with children who have died.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

They look like gentlemen, or at least they do in the oil portraits that they have painted of themselves to boost their social status.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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