define

Example Sentences

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It left states leeway to define who is intellectually disabled but did clarify that an individual with an IQ under 70 is generally going to qualify.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

He struck an optimistic tone about the company's direction, saying Meta was "one of the few companies positioned to help define the future" and reaffirming his goal of delivering "personal superintelligence" to users worldwide.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The services that define 21st-century middle-class life—healthcare, child care, education—have risen two to three times as fast as overall consumer prices since 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The conflict reflects a broader challenge in California: how to move increasingly clean power across the Golden State while simultaneously preserving the deserts, wildlife habitats and public lands that define it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The term sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, while gender refers to society’s constructed roles, expectations, behaviors, attitudes, and activities that it deems appropriate for men and women.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin