- present participle of define.
defining
Example Sentences
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Oratomic CEO and co-founder, Dolev Bluvstein says the company’s approach to error correction is a defining and differentiating factor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“It’s not like sustainability is gone,” he said, “but it’s not at the top, and it’s not the overall defining strategy around the world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
That last one is how John solves the season’s overarching mystery, settling one of the story’s defining and tormented relationships into a peaceful place.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Now those darkened daytime Bradford rooms will take their place alongside other defining names and moments in cultural history inside Tate Britain, home to the biggest collection of British art in the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Nevertheless, we treat facts as if they are equivalent to things, and dictionary definitions of ‘fact’ slide between defining facts as things and defining them as true beliefs.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
