characterization
Example Sentences
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Last year, Meta slashed 3,600 jobs, saying the cuts were performance-based, though some workers pushed back against that characterization.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
That’s a good characterization of private credit today.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Mr. Klingbeil sounded almost like a supply-sider from the late 1970s or early 1980s, although he’d probably resist that characterization, as most European politicians do.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
In 2024, surveys and focus groups of Hispanic voters made it clear that not everyone was convinced by this characterization.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
He was actually trying to make amends for his unfair characterization of Adams in the Priestley letter as one of the “ancients.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing characterization
Vocabulary to Describe Literary Devices
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Reading: Literature - Fiction - Introductory
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Narrative Writing, List 3
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