defining
Example Sentences
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Something new to listen to: Six years ago, indie rocker Phoebe Bridgers’ last solo album became one of the defining records of the decade.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
He then invokes the term at least a dozen times before defining it—belief “in a Spiritual Law that exists apart from the physical world”—26 pages later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"This research adds to a growing body of work establishing that even severely aphasic individuals can preserve their ability for abstract logical thought -- a defining feature of our species," Fedorenko says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
One of the defining aspects of a multicamera TV show is the laughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Nevertheless, we treat facts as if they are equivalent to things, and dictionary definitions of ‘fact’ slide between defining facts as things and defining them as true beliefs.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
