portraying in the PONS Dictionary

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His work during this period succeeded in portraying persons in a more humane and psychologically sensitive manner.
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The mural presents a scene of death, violence, brutality, suffering, and helplessness without portraying their immediate causes.
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It shares a simple message that portraying kindness and thoughtfulness to others, and all species, is very important in our society.
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Jones avouched that portraying the character would give the audience an opportunity to see a dark side of her nature.
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The story tells a moral lesson, portraying the silver fox as a wise being and creator of sorts while suggesting the coyote as a lazy and impulsive animal.
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His writing is honest, personable, straightforward, portraying both the personal rigor and thoughtfulness of his business and newspaper careers.
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The band admits that they sometimes have a hard time accurately portraying the meanings they want to put across, mainly because of immaturity.
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Gingerbread moulds often displayed actual happenings, by portraying new rulers and their consorts, for example.
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Finally, the whole experience was complemented by actors portraying deck hands, rushing about, ostensibly to help anyone who may suffer from "mal de mer".
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It takes gall to make yourself look like the tough-guy hero in a fictional story while portraying your teammates as obsequious wimps.
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