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
Frick was partial to portraiture, particularly to images of comely women and prosperous-looking men.
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Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
For hundreds of years, artists have captured the theater’s greatest actors through portraiture.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The artist Amy Sherald is known for her stirring portraits of First Lady Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, and often uses grayscale to complicate representations of race in portraiture.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Mattea’s expertise in photography, particularly in studio portraiture, is remarkable.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
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Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
For hundreds of years, artists have captured the theater’s greatest actors through portraiture.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The artist Amy Sherald is known for her stirring portraits of First Lady Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, and often uses grayscale to complicate representations of race in portraiture.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Mattea’s expertise in photography, particularly in studio portraiture, is remarkable.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portraiture
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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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Its cover is also an artwork: a painting by Will St. John, who often makes portraits of drag queens and trans models done in the style of Renaissance paintings.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Officers searched the area but did not find a person matching the robber’s description, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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Charles Schwab fits this description, according to Cyprys.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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The film’s portrayal of the right-wing politics, especially around 2002 Gujarat riots, led to controversies.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Her portrayal of Claire Underwood in the Netflix series won her a Golden Globe and multiple Emmy Award noms.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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Other presidential paintings line the building's rotunda walls, including Boardman's depiction of former President Barack Obama.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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That’s a realistic depiction, says Dr. Joshua King, medical director of the Maryland Poison Center.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Portraiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portraiture. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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