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character

[kar-ik-ter] / ˈkær ɪk tər /




NOUN
portrayal of another
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And Doctor Strange, the comic character, is a colorectal surgeon..

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Prior to filming Season 1 of “Dutton Ranch,” Harris said he spoke to the creative team about the series and his character’s role, and was informed that he would be a main character.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Together, these results suggest that the quantum state underlying Gravity from Entropy may have an inherent thermal character.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

He is as unique as his uniform length clubs and undoubtedly brings much needed character to the game.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Must she always be a stickler for staying in character?

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

“The Odyssey” is a made-up story, and the characters of a made-up story can look however we want them to.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Recent ad campaigns and short films have shown that AI video -- even when it includes human characters -- has crossed a real threshold.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The cannibalistic Laestrygonians become towering armored warriors, while other episodes are combined or radically re-imagined, with characters and storylines invented from whole cloth.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

They included bricks that would play snatches of the iconic theme song and emit coin-collecting sound effects as Mario characters moved around.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Hannah used to say, “I’d know which each of them gardings belonged to, ef I see ’em in Chiny,” and so she might, for the girls’ tastes differed as much as their characters.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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