- present tense form of define (3rd person singular).
defines
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Thrive LA defines itself as a centrist political advocacy group backed by business and community leaders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
In a Foreign Policy essay last week, former Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid defines the central problem in Europe, plausibly but rather too vaguely, as “intergenerational hopelessness” and a downward spiral of economic expectation.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
In its Claude Constitution, which defines Anthropic’s intentions for Claude’s behavior, Anthropic wrote that Claude’s moral status is “deeply uncertain,” and that it might have “representations of an emotional state, which could shape its behavior.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
"Speed defines victory in the AI era," said Emil Michael, an under secretary in the US Department of Defense, in a statement earlier this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
It is important to emphasize this because the word slave itself defines these people in such a narrow way.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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