- past tense form of characterize.
- past participle of characterize.
characterized
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“Management characterized M&A as very busy across all geographies and verticals, even though private market software valuations have not materially declined,” the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Rather than being uniformly covered by dense forests, the continent was characterized by changing combinations of grasslands, shrubs, and woodlands with different amounts of tree cover.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
On the other side of macroeconomic spectrum, economists have characterized the US labor market by the phrase "low-hire, low-fire" -- stable, but with little chance for growth or movement for most people.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
On Sunday, Stevens characterized her flip-flop as “a personal and private decision” in the middle of a press conference talking about it, which made the whole thing look more petty than principled.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
As much as any other profession, aeronautical engineering embodied the restlessness and technological progress that characterized what was already being dubbed the American Century.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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