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symptomatic

[simp-tuh-mat-ik] / ˌsɪmp təˈmæt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
indicative
Synonyms
STRONGEST
emblematic symbolic
WEAK
associated characteristic demonstrative denotative denotive designative evidential indicating pointing to significant suggestive

Example Sentences

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The question is whether that caution is traveling far enough upstream, before patients are symptomatic.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

But he is symptomatic of the America in which we live.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Oppenheimer analyst Chris Kotowski defended his Outperform rating on Blue Owl stock Thursday, arguing that the firm’s recent troubles weren’t symptomatic of a larger issue.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

This month’s Rafale deal is symptomatic of the historic Indian tendency to meander on defense modernization, Sameer Lalwani, an expert on the Indian military at the German Marshall Fund, says in a phone interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

But assumption was symptomatic of malevolent tendencies that transcended mere dollars and cents.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis