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portray

Definition for portray

verb as in represent, imitate

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"They want to portray a narrative that things aren't as safe as people say."

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Paradox has tried to remove “African Dawn” from various gaming platforms, saying it portrayed elements of genocide.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has denounced the strikes as a pretext of regime change, portraying them as violations of sovereignty and international law.

Over two months of filming in Atwater Village and Silver Lake, we were portrayed as a carefree, childless couple.

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Although Mr. Sorkin offers hints that the crash looms larger in our memory than it did in the moment, his focus is on portraying the lives of the people who lived through it.

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

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