- present tense form of portray (3rd person singular).
portrays
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But his new film, Primetime, takes him in a completely new direction - as he portrays the real-life host of American TV show, To Catch a Predator.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Alex Gibney’s four-hour documentary portrays the world’s richest man as a deeply flawed, unethical hyperbolist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"The Social Reckoning" portrays Zuckerberg as an adult, a role played by Jeremy Strong.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Iñárritu portrays the average person as a seal, ready to bark and clap at anything that so much as alludes to reality.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
And if I’m such a rock star, how come the media always portrays me as some unwashed geek who never goes outside?
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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