characteristic
Example Sentences
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The split of union endorsements is characteristic of the wide-open contest.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Beyond this region, stars become older again with increasing distance, forming the characteristic U-shaped age profile.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
Trump had a more characteristic description of the dynamic in Texas.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
“The President’s characteristic ambiguity leaves multiple military options open in the near term,” said Claudio Galimberti, chief economist at Rystad Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
I search her face for a sign of what she has lost—her father, an Abnegation leader, didn’t survive the attack—but I see only the placid determination characteristic of my old faction.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing characteristic
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 11-20
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