- past participle of characterize.
- past tense form of characterize.
characterized
Example Sentences
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Researchers say clinical trials will need to use carefully characterized and standardized mulberry preparations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Fujitsu’s next year or two will likely be characterized by investment and development of new businesses, including Monaka-based servers and quantum computing-related offerings, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Analysts led by Matthew Lofting gently characterized BP’s recent tumultuous history as “chequered” but said the company’s balance sheet improvement means the stock is “no longer a poison pill.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
One young man observed that even the way I’d characterized the change in Bitcoin’s price as a loss of value was unnecessarily pessimistic.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
As much as any other profession, aeronautical engineering embodied the restlessness and technological progress that characterized what was already being dubbed the American Century.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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