characteristic
Example Sentences
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The split of union endorsements is characteristic of the wide-open contest.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Trump had a more characteristic description of the dynamic in Texas.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
Pitt’s Whitney says special goggles can help clinicians detect the characteristic eye movements that occur during a vertigo episode.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
"By drying and heating the remaining material, we were able to measure the characteristic molecules of different types of plastics in the Utrecht laboratory, using mass spectrometry," Ten Hietbrink explains.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
“Now standing erect without external support, his closed hands fixed firmly to his thighs, the kouros expresses the confident vitality that is characteristic of the best of his brothers.”
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing characteristic
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 11-20
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