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a vivid representation in words of someone or something
his account created in the jurors' heads a detailed portrait of a lonely old man
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Recent Examples of portraits
The first two images showed Puth and the digital marketing and public relations coordinator, 25, posing for wedding portraits.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Romano was more inventive with his portraits of cultural figures than accurate.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Mishima was thrilled with the resulting portraits and agreed to become the subject of a series of photos by Hosoe.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Oct. 2024
Inside, portraits of notable women adorn the pink walls and pink flowers dot tables full of books, creating a literary escape from the outside world.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
Victor Man, a painter known for his portraits of people done in dark, greenish tones, has joined David Zwirner, one of the biggest galleries in the world.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The portraits also included sweet closeups of Blackwell placing her hand on Teeter’s chest and her new boyfriend pressing his thumb under her chin.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Other items drawing high bids included a Martin Custom X Series acoustic guitar, a pair of Sennheiser headphones, a Miami Marlins cap and an original contact sheet of portraits of Avicii by photographer Mark Seliger.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024
Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Romano was more inventive with his portraits of cultural figures than accurate.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Mishima was thrilled with the resulting portraits and agreed to become the subject of a series of photos by Hosoe.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Oct. 2024
Inside, portraits of notable women adorn the pink walls and pink flowers dot tables full of books, creating a literary escape from the outside world.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
Victor Man, a painter known for his portraits of people done in dark, greenish tones, has joined David Zwirner, one of the biggest galleries in the world.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The portraits also included sweet closeups of Blackwell placing her hand on Teeter’s chest and her new boyfriend pressing his thumb under her chin.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Other items drawing high bids included a Martin Custom X Series acoustic guitar, a pair of Sennheiser headphones, a Miami Marlins cap and an original contact sheet of portraits of Avicii by photographer Mark Seliger.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portraits
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John Amos, the actor whose characters in Good Times, Roots and The Mary Tyler Moore Show lent the 1970s a solid share of its too-few portrayals of strong Black male role models, died August 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes.Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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His son describes him as an outspoken advocate for positive portrayals of African Americans in television and film, consistently striving to create more diverse and accurate representations of his community.Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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The technology is often used to create fake depictions of real people both visually and with audio.Stephen Bohanon, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The publication led to global outrage, with many Muslims finding the depictions highly offensive and blasphemous.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024
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For website optimization, focus on SEO best practices such as using relevant keywords in titles and content, having clear meta descriptions and ensuring fast load times.Sam Nelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Details regarding the film’s plot and character descriptions are under wraps.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Portraits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portraits. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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