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portraitures

noun

plural of portraiture

as in portraits

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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They were never intended to be used on paintings, where two portraits of the same sitter may have major differences in style and technique.

— Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Punk icon Martin Sorrondeguy of Los Crudos shot portraits of Twisted Teens in Chicago this summer.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of portraits

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Either way, that sensibility has yet to trickle down to mainstream portrayals of Zoomer romance on screen, which remain largely beholden to templates established by previous generations.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
The result is a look at the diversity of the country in contrast with official Soviet portrayals and productions from the same era.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of portrayals

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So the ability for people to make visual depictions and reach towards cinematic success became more palpable or more accessible.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
The term has since become a shorthand for antisemitic depictions of greed and has been condemned for elevating offensive stereotypes about Jewish people.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of depictions

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Gacy painted over a thousand pictures, many of clowns, while on death row in the 1980s and 1990s.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
To my eye, the differences between the 17 Pro and Duo in good lighting were minimal, but the Duo did capture marginally better detail in low light (see the cat pictures).

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

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