characteristic
Example Sentences
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In the 1940s, many Americans weren’t too fond of the slightly sour taste that’s characteristic of plain yogurt, wrote Allison Aubrey for NPR.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
There is one other common characteristic in every credit cycle.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Stanford spokesperson Cecilia Arradaza said the medical school “prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Maybe creative destruction, as the economist Joseph Schumpeter called it, is simply the defining characteristic of capitalism—making the pursuit of moats a lot harder than it sounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Archaeologists term the new lifestyle “Yayoi,” after a district of Tokyo where in 1884 its characteristic pottery was first recognized.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
