characterize
Example Sentences
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And some experts predict that such an arrangement will characterize the regime in Iran a year or two from now.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Until job creation spreads well beyond healthcare, it would be hard to characterize the labor market as anything but lukewarm.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Likewise, at Bristol-Myers Squibb, pilots aren’t an accurate way to characterize the company’s AI work, Chief Digital and Technology Officer Greg Meyers said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
“In Vegas, the way I’d characterize the business is peak events, peak weekends, big conferences,” Reeg said.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
“These children are horrible,” Tolstoy shortly observed, thus displaying the deep insight into human nature that would characterize his later work.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.