- present tense form of characterize (3rd person singular).
characterizes
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In Friedreich ataxia, a genetic defect leads to reduced production of this essential protein, contributing to the progressive damage that characterizes the disease.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
He predicts a situation going forward he characterizes as “Schrödinger’s Strait,” whereby the chokepoint in the Iranian gulf is theoretically open but in practice, still closed.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Ms. Rowland had navigated a number of successful career pivots—from elementary-school teacher to news anchor to editor of children’s textbooks—which Ms. FitzSimons characterizes as “a series of wild swings that somehow worked out.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
“The continued scrutiny of every mundane detail of Sean Combs’s life in prison has reached the point where the media characterizes ordinary prison life as news,” the spokesperson said via email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
According to the moral absolutism that characterizes McCandless’s beliefs, a challenge in which a successful outcome is assured isn’t a challenge at all.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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