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portray

Definition for portray

verb as in represent, imitate

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The trailer shows several women — including those portrayed by Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Berkley and Judith Light — seeking the services of “the best divorce lawyers in town.”

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About 200 people gathered on Paramount’s Melrose Avenue lot for a screening of “Red Alert,” a four-part scripted drama portraying the deadly Oct.

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The administration maintains that its immigration enforcement operations are legitimate and necessary, portraying agents as professionals carrying out lawful duties rather than as figures worthy of mockery or resistance.

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Labour and the Liberal Democrats launched all-out attacks on Farage, portraying him as a threat to the very fabric of British society.

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The Birmingham-born Hustle star portrays the titular character Cyrano – a romantic poet with crippling self-consciousness caused by his distinctive nose, which takes make-up artists 40 minutes to attach to Lester's face.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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