portray
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"Even if the intention was to portray the male character as being in the wrong, the message was conveyed so poorly that it backfired spectacularly," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
That has let both sides portray it as a win, but in ways that sometimes conflict.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
"They like to portray it that they can do it on their own, they cannot," said Hubbard.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Braun said Panish had sought to portray his client as hiding in the bushes near the crash site, but in reality, those bushes were vines and the 6-foot-4, 245-pound Erickson was easily seen.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
I wanted to charge downstairs and make a scene—show myself to be rough and uncivil, the complete opposite of the cultured and obedient housewife that Ba aimed to portray.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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