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Her lawyer will portray her as a sympathetic victim of abuse.portray = depict (represent in a particular way)
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She portrays a struggling artist in the movie.portrays = plays (acts theatrically as)
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And if I'm such a rock star, how come the media always portrays me as some unwashed geek who never goes outside? (source)
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When Chris visited with Kris Gillmer, he frequently railed against Walt and Billie, portraying them as unreasonable tyrants. (source)portraying = describing
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It portrays death truthfully. (source)portrays = represents or describes
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I realize this portrays you as the romantic figure and me as the plodder. (source)
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Light-sensitive underground frogmen, often portrayed in bad green-rubber costumes. (source)portrayed = shown
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"Then ...does the game really portray Trisolaris accurately?" the reporter asked.† (source)
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The skeleton was carrying a tablet portraying the same pyramid and stars they had seen outside.† (source)
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The Pleiades were all abuzz over the advent of their visiting star, Miss Frances Homer, the celebrated monologuist, who, at Eaton Auditorium, again presented her Women of Destiny series, in which she portrays women of history and the influence they brought to bear upon the lives of such momentous world figures as Napoleon, Ferdinand of Spain, Horatio Nelson and Shakespeare. (source)portrays = plays (acts theatrically as)
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At eve, within yon studious nook, I ope my brass-embossed book, Portray'd with many a holy deed Of martyrs crown'd with heavenly meed; Then, as my taper waxes dim, Chant, ere I sleep, my measured hymn.† (source)
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Anyone looking at these portraits would think they portrayed the happiest of families, living on a seashore, playing in sunshine. (source)portrayed = showed
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In Kabul, Najibullah changed tactics and tried to portray himself as a devout Muslim.† (source)
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She won by very convincingly portraying herself as weak and helpless so that she would be ignored.† (source)
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He portrays himself as a preservationist with a social conscience.† (source)
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As in a mirror, my left side portray'd.† (source)
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