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character

[kar-ik-ter] / ˈkær ɪk tər /




NOUN
portrayal of another
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Constance, your character in “Love Story,” she embodies the other side of the glamour and the fame and the story that we all think we know.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A defendant representing himself who called his own father as a character witness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“Ten being the most terrifying, it’s like a 15. When I see any character dances, I’m like, ‘Ugh.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Actually, she was a very different character than the one that I had intended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The alarming news concerned a shady character who had recently joined the Swanburne board of trustees.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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