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character

[kar-ik-ter] / ˈkær ɪk tər /




NOUN
portrayal of another
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These patterns directly revealed the chiral character of the aperiodic structure.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

She says she was pleasantly surprised by "an army" of people who turned up dressed as her character at this year's DragonCon.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

His character in Netflix’s eight-part crime thriller, meanwhile, is cut from a different cloth.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

The skit closed with Hargitay, Swift and one of her cats, who is named Olivia Benson, after Hargitay's character on the Law & Order series.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Voxy sits in front and I see his eyes trailing my walk, but he doesn’t break out of character either.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The chapters in “Wishbone” alternate between these characters, exploring the forking paths a life can take.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Was it weird to write about yourself in this way after so many years of interviewing other people and so many extreme characters in punk rock?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

For both actors, the script presented physical challenges in portraying the bodily changes their characters undergo over the years.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

The remaining characters then sing an extremely brief ensemble vowing to resist the power of Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Her confidence, theatricality, and the ease with which she inhabited both male and female characters had drawn comparisons to the great Sarah Bernhardt herself.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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