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characterized by

PREPOSITION
of
Synonyms
WEAK
about appertaining to appropriate to as concerns as regards attributed to away from based on belonging to coming from concerning connected with consisting of containing epithetical going from in reference to in regard to like made from out from out of peculiar to pertaining to proceeding from referring to regarding related to showing

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Tetracyclic triterpenoids are plant chemicals characterized by a structure containing four interconnected rings.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Forecasters say there’s a 75% chance this latest El Niño — a climate pattern characterized by warmer ocean waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific — will be stronger than any other since 1950.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Postpartum psychosis, characterized by losing touch with reality and experiencing paranoia, delusions or hallucinations, is far rarer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

But that being said, you have to keep in mind that we are getting this information secondhand, it’s a juror note that’s being interpreted and characterized by Reddington.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

They are not characterized by a particular virtue.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

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