portray
verb (used with object)
to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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When it comes to capturing the zeitgeist, the movies that will have portrayed the present era most acutely won’t be politely alarmist dramas like “The Post” or noble bureaucratic procedurals like “The Report.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2020