portray
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Saudi officials are clearly trying to portray the relative openness about changing course over Vision 2030 as a break with the past of concealment and obfuscation.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
At the same time, scientists are careful not to portray senescent cells as purely bad.
From Science Daily • May 20, 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
A friend who tells you their side of the story might portray their ex as a monster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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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