characterize
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If “Mija No Te Asustes” is an album about this confident boss man calling the shots, how would you characterize “Afterafter”?
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
They characterize these authorities as an oppressive force, denying individuals the freedom to make their own choices, however unscientific, about healthcare.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
But don’t confuse this backdrop for stagflation, a term developed during the 1970s to characterize a moribund economy and nosebleed levels of inflation due to large disruptions in energy prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
McCardel recalls Karp using the German military term “Auftragstaktik” — or mission-type tactics — to characterize Palantir’s FDE playbook.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Scientists used to quote a phrase of Thomas Hobbes’s in order to characterize the lifestyle of hunter-gatherers as “nasty, brutish, and short.”
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing characterize
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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