define
Example Sentences
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From just before the Wall fell to now, the “guns” sector had the third-best total return out of 49 U.S. sectors defined by Kenneth French, a Dartmouth finance professor.
This is a defining moment for the Islamic Republic of Iran.
From BBC
If his defining characteristic weren’t competence, Piggy could easily insert him into a cover of “Manchild” instead of duetting with Carpenter in a performance of “Islands in the Stream.”
From Salon
Those amino acids are linked together in a defined order to build proteins, the molecules that carry out most of life's essential tasks.
From Science Daily
A Marine Protected Area is a defined site managed for long-term nature conservation.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
