define
Example Sentences
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Brine is one of those flavors that’s easier to recognize than define.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The team's most important advance was finding a way to define the neutral axis using only the geometry of the color metric.
From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026
A new term has been coined by dermatologists and academics: cosmeticorexia, which they define as having an unhealthy obsession with achieving "flawless" skin from a young age, leading to an obsessive use of cosmetic products.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
His run of hits, including “The Dance,” “Friends in Low Places” and “Shameless,” helped define the sound of country radio for years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The later poets define the world of the dead more and more clearly as the place where the wicked are punished and the good rewarded.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing define
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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