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
Known for her use of grayscale to depict Black skin and vibrant, symbolic backgrounds, Sherald’s work centers on the humanity and resilience of her subjects, often overlooked in traditional portraiture.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 25 Sep. 2024
His methodology blurred the lines between photography, video, portraiture, sculpture, and site-specific works.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 25 Sep. 2024
His methodology blurred the lines between photography, video, portraiture, sculpture, and site-specific works.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portraiture
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The result is an exceptional collection of portraits of children made between the 16th and 19th centuries located in their Mallorca museum.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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While most of the portraits on view at the AGO don’t depict specific women, Newton’s face appears again and again.Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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Together, these missions have lofted about 1,100 payloads for more than 130 different customers, according to the Transporter 12 description.Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Use the job description as a guide, but rewrite it in your own words.Julia Korn, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Pop-Culture Travel Trends Pop-culture phenomena are influencing travel trends, with destinations gaining buzz from their portrayal in television shows, movies, and on social media.Caroline Tell, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Timothée Chalamet's portrayal of Dylan earned him a nod for Best Male Actor, alongside supporting nominations for Edward Norton and Monica Barbaro.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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There are remnants of the resistance after the initial conflict, but Origins steadily switches gears to focus on its big three factions, led by depictions of historic figures Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian.Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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But the mass murder and Jacob’s scalp are among the show’s most graphic depictions.Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Portraiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portraiture. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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