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character

[kar-ik-ter] / ˈkær ɪk tər /




NOUN
portrayal of another
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"There's nothing here – just mountains," as one character puts it.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

His life had moved so far from any normal human experience, but he embraced his metamorphosis into something like a character from Greek mythology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

At the film’s heart is a terribly relatable family conflict in which each character assumes that they know best.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Lucia is the first playable woman character in a main edition of the almost 30-year history of a franchise.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

His ability and character enabled him to emerge from the depths.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

As the daughter of Indian immigrants the 31-year-old, from Hatfield, says a "central tenet" of her work is to "change how South Asian women are seen on-screen and the characters that we are seen in".

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Contributors rewrite endings, invent romances or give minor characters their own adventures, then share them online for free.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

The cast of characters is long, and each one is granted his or her own impression of events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

However, when the film begins, its characters sincerely think that Godzilla, last seen crumbling to smithereens in the Pacific, is dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

“Chinese characters can’t be sent over wire or cable or radioed or anything like that,” Elizebeth noted.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield


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