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character

Definition for character

noun as in integrity

noun as in odd person

Strongest match

personality

Weak match

wack

noun as in written symbol

Strongest matches

figure, type

noun as in portrayal of another

Strongest match

role

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In “Floyd Collins,” Jeremy Jordan met the challenge of bringing vital life to a character on the verge of losing his—a cave explorer trapped underground—in director Tina Landau’s restrained but deeply moving production.

The high regard that audiences held for Kim translates without much of a challenge to Carol, an entirely different character who nevertheless shares shades of Kim’s frustration with the way the world works.

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Johnny Depp, making another appearance in this book, plays the title character, “born” with scissors for hands, who comes down from his castle to live with the kindhearted Boggs family.

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“A lot of the time, these characters have helped people through difficult moments of their life. They have a lot of love for these characters.”

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Stranger Things' entire story will be told before 2025 is over, but how many of its beloved characters will still be with us by New Year's Day?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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