as in portrait
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
the author's meticulous portraiture of a small Midwestern town at the turn of the century
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Recent Examples of portraiture
Since the ultimate creative act – and ultimate threat – would be the creation of other gods, Yahweh has reason to be especially wary of divine portraiture.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Yet Bacon was radical in striving to uncover man's base animal nature through portraiture.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Oct. 2024
Through that portraiture, however, the film delivers an excoriating verdict on a modern Britain characterized by compassionless labor politics, stagnant opportunity and shrugging acceptance of a stifling status quo.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Instead, Kent valiantly wields the weapons of genre to make a compelling case for monster movies as portraiture of the highest art.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Yet Bacon was radical in striving to uncover man's base animal nature through portraiture.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Oct. 2024
Through that portraiture, however, the film delivers an excoriating verdict on a modern Britain characterized by compassionless labor politics, stagnant opportunity and shrugging acceptance of a stifling status quo.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Instead, Kent valiantly wields the weapons of genre to make a compelling case for monster movies as portraiture of the highest art.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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In the decades that followed, independent portrait studios began to pop up around the country, letting families capture less significant events, too.Erin Sagen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Varda Ben Baruch, whose grandson Edan Alexander is held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Hamas militants, poses for a portrait in his bedroom at home in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2024
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Content is incomplete without accessibility like accurate and synchronized captions and transcripts, sign language interpreters, audio descriptions, and alt text and image descriptions.Toby Wong, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Kobayashi is described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing about 140 pounds, according to an LAPD description.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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Timothée Chalamet was nominated for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, and Mikey Madison received a nod for her breakout turn in Anora.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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Its star Ralph Fiennes earned a best actor in a drama nomination for his portrayal of a conflicted priest overseeing a papal election crawling with sabotage and subplots.Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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Many called the outlet disrespectful for including the unauthorized nude depiction of her within a video celebrating her work and accomplishments.Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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But the legendary key party scene only scrapes the surface, and the film's blue-gray moodiness is downright enveloping, not to mention its brutally honest depiction of family ties.Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Portraiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portraiture. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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