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
Subsequent galleries explore his landscapes and architectural studies from travels to Italy, Spain, and Morocco and show how paintings of fashionable Parisiennes by Sargent and his peers established a new, more modern kind of portraiture.
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Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
The fervor for Black portraiture peaked and plummeted in just four years.
—Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 8 May 2025
Anything lost through the co-writing is mostly in the realm of portraiture.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
After World War II, the camera had become portraiture’s primary tool.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
The fervor for Black portraiture peaked and plummeted in just four years.
—Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 8 May 2025
Anything lost through the co-writing is mostly in the realm of portraiture.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
After World War II, the camera had become portraiture’s primary tool.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portraiture
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Monumental staircases, fountains, friezes and portraits quietly transformed the Oasi Zegna landscape into a living museum, according to the company.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 May 2025
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Inside the lobby, a large portrait of DeSantis is prominently displayed next to framed pictures of former Florida governors.—
Ana Ceballos,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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This story contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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This blunt attribution departs from the more generalized threat descriptions of previous administrations.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Swit won two Emmys for her portrayal of the Army nurse — she was nominated 10 times, every year the show was on the air except the first — and appeared on 240 of the series’ 251 episodes during its sensational 11-season run.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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Felicity Huffman, who starred in the series as Lynette Scavo, earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
29 May 2025
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But amidst this necessary reckoning, depictions of joy and meaning have been lost.—
Samantha Mann,
Time,
5 June 2025
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The way augmentations start to affect people, changing their personalities as well as their bodies, plus depictions of class inequality and the rise of fascism make the show’s world eerily familiar in 2025.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
4 June 2025
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“Portraiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portraiture. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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