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define

[dih-fahyn] / dɪˈfaɪn /




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In earlier work published in 2019, Xiao and his team suggested that the first sponges may not have produced the hard, needle-like structures called spicules that define modern sponges.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Beta simply grants Coltrane the autonomy to define her own experience, which shouldn’t be radical, and yet it is.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

He said Goldenvoice searches for iconic works that will define the year, working with artists “ready to do something they’ve never done before” in “new mediums, new techniques and new ways of thinking.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Mr. Magnussen’s performance, indelible and relentless, will define the warped values of a Musky-Zuck era for those inclined to hate it anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I was beginning to understand and define a new word: segregation.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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