define
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It was Brendon McCullum who said the Ashes could define his team, while Stokes asked them to make history.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
To secure the extraordinary unrealized profits that define so many portfolios, investors could consider our preferred hedging strategy: ratio spreads.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Nutrition researchers generally define ultraprocessed foods as items containing ingredients that wouldn’t generally be found in a home kitchen, such as emulsifiers—used to improve the texture of food—and high-fructose corn syrup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The service that launched CBS and helped define the broadcast industry had its final newscast Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
I mean, I can even try to define is if I want, because equality isn’t really working in the present tense, is it?
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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Vocabulary lists containing define
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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