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character

[kar-ik-ter] / ˈkær ɪk tər /




NOUN
portrayal of another
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Three years ago at Telluride, the yearning romantic fantasy “All of Us Strangers” memorably premiered, featuring Scott playing a character who worked through unresolved trauma by talking to the dead.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

If Chicken Run proved Aardman could conquer Hollywood, another character would go on to conquer the world.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Herzen’s character sketches and aperçus amount to an intellectual and political history of Russia and Western Europe in the first two-thirds of the 19th century.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Their first character was a 'superhero dolt', with a cape and a habit of falling down holes.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Finally, there was the third, and the most promising character: the Consummate Professional.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Characters disappear, or have their attributes and actions assigned to different characters.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Alas, Netflix Playground is an app for children 8 and younger, where kids can play games featuring characters from Sesame Street and Peppa Pig.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

It complemented his fragmented musical architecture, just as the blocked passions of the film’s characters are captured in his unresolved harmonies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

It houses shelf after shelf of cute Japanese characters such as My Melody, Totoro and Kuromi.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The characters say something and mean something else, but the connection is so obvious it embarrasses the reader.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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