characteristic
Example Sentences
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That single characteristic may be the key to his popularity.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
The Y chromosomes in the Belgian remains were all characteristic of hunter-gatherers, but three-quarters of the mitochondrial DNA lineages had come from Neolithic farmers living further south.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
The algae provide coral's characteristic colours, and their departure leaves behind a ghostly white structure that is gradually starving.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The power and the danger of frontier models come from the same characteristic: These systems do things their builders don’t fully understand.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The main outline of the visible and available evidence, however, reveals a man questioning his own characteristic excesses, which had somehow put him on a course that led to the current impasse.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing characteristic
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 11-20
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