portrayed
Americanadjective
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represented in drawing, painting, carving, or other visual image.
The range of artistic approaches to Queen Elizabeth, the most portrayed woman in the world, make the exhibit well worth seeing.
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graphically described in words.
In the finely portrayed characters and vivid details of the rural setting, his novel illuminates a neglected piece of Jamaican history.
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represented dramatically, as on the stage.
Set in a richly portrayed society well-stocked with eccentric nobles and gossipy villagers, the series revolves around the daughter of a respected country doctor.
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His father, Ed, portrayed Bill Bauer on the daytime drama “Guiding Light” for years, while his mother, Dorothy, was known for her role on the hospital soap “The Doctors.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The attention economy is often portrayed helpfully by media outlets as an individual problem to be mitigated by reducing our own dependence on screens and devices.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Harold joins William, duke of Normandy, in battle in Brittany, and is portrayed in a positive light for the first half of the tapestry.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Soto-Martínez portrayed such arguments as “fear mongering,” saying undocumented immigrants take risks every day in their quest to create a better future for their families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Now, it seemed, Russia itself was being portrayed as a ‘primitive’ society, lodged in the Western mind as an archaic peasant culture.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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