defining

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Dembele opened the scoring after just 12 minutes and added a second before half‑time as PSG delivered a real statement of intent going into the defining months of the season.

From Barron's

How he responds - physically and mentally - will shape the next chapter, and overcoming this setback may prove a defining test of his character.

From BBC

She defined the vote as a "first milestone for defining rules for chemical recycling at EU-level."

From Barron's

“Comfort” is one of 2020’s defining terms, along with “horror,” “unprecedented,” “anxiety,” “insomnia” and a barge’s worth of negative words that speak to the tire yard fire that is the preceding 12 months.

From Salon

When β-catenin regulation breaks down, cells can begin growing uncontrollably, a defining feature of cancer.

From Science Daily