defining

Example Sentences

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He later reinvented himself - by defining himself against Westminster as the Mayor of Greater Manchester.

From BBC

Both are very young and still defining their identities, not only as players but also as adults.

From Los Angeles Times

In the U.S., chips and computing power have remained the defining metric of the AI race.

From MarketWatch

When we think about globalization only as a tax-avoidance scheme and talk only about the back and forth flow of container ships, we miss the defining feature of the U.S. model.

From Barron's

Merriam-Webster crowned “slop” as 2025’s word of the year in mid-December, defining it as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.”

From Salon