portray
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Aaron says he avoided learning too much about Ravi's illness, allowing him to mirror the character's confusion and portray the role more "organically".
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The Grammy Award-winning rapper made history as the show’s first woman to portray the charismatic cabaret manager Zidler — the character’s full name is Harold Zidler.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Once largely focused on celebrities, generative content has quickly scaled to portray individuals like Allen, whose online presence was limited.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
SINGAPORE—In a scene from Amazon’s biblical series “House of David,” human actors portray fallen angels and mortal women.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
In the rest of this book, I have tried to portray the scholarly consensus—the ideas that most researchers in the field believe—while giving due recognition to dissenters.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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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