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portray

[pawr-trey] / pɔrˈtreɪ /


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I have always been very conscious that how I portray myself does have the ability to reflect on my reputation, on the work that I’ve tried to accomplish.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

At the same time, scientists are careful not to portray senescent cells as purely bad.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

To portray Goliath’s origin story, actors were filmed on green screens and AI was used to generate a mythical sequence involving dark sky, rain, mountains and angels with wings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Under cross-examination by OpenAI attorney Sarah Eddy, Brockman sought to reframe diary entries that Musk's lawyers had used the previous day to portray him as a calculating opportunist.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

NOTE.—In a few instances pro- is changed into pur-, as purpose; into por-, as portray; and into pol-, as pollute.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton




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