- present participle of characterize.
characterizing
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At the time, critics were characterizing O’Keeffe’s flower pictures as feminine; in response, she said, she would create “those dismal-colored paintings like the men.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
I don’t think it was as simple as Reddington, perhaps, is characterizing the note, or as the media is characterizing the note.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
"CMDR's laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art chemical instrumentation for quantifying and characterizing microplastics in environmental samples," explains Lynch.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
So do the bubblelike conditions that seem to be characterizing the U.S. stock market and private credit market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
The testimony the experts would provide would also be very direct in characterizing his disabilities and illness.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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