- present tense form of define (3rd person singular).
defines
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The statute defines “videotape service provider” to include any person in the business of delivering “prerecorded video cassette tapes or similar audio visual materials.”
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
Written with an unmistakably Caribbean verve and snappy, conversational meter, Carrero defines his stance on Cuba in no uncertain terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
"There's no magic line" dictating what defines a nation, he told AFP, but noted Alberta's case for nationhood appears harder to make than that of other groups, like Catalans, Scots and French-speaking Canadians in Quebec.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The bank defines its categories using gross national income—the total money earned by a country’s residents and businesses both domestically and abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Lisa must love this place, though. It pretty much defines outdoorsy.”
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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