characterizes

Example Sentences

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This is partly why she pursued the research: She wanted to figure out what characterizes the few with the fattest paychecks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“I Shot Andy Warhol” characterizes Solanas in a way that neither the press nor her manifesto could.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

What it characterizes, again, completely without precedent, as core powers of the presidency among which it lists pardons.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Instead, you should watch policymakers’ economic forecasts for the remainder of the year, along with how Fed Chair Jerome Powell characterizes the latest impacts of global conflicts.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Adverse implies hostility or opposition, and usually characterizes a thing or an action.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner