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portrayal
1. n. The act of portraying.
2. n. The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.

Example Sentences

Cooper won a best actor Oscar, although the realism of his portrayal may have been helped by the bleeding ulcer and damaged hip that plagued him during the shoot.  The results may be titillating, but the cumulative impact speaks less to shock value than to the way the film industry's portrayal of realistic sexuality is beginning to evolve.

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