describe
Example Sentences
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Scientists describe this as a "double jeopardy," where both environmental stress and biological demands are working against them.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
The survey was conducted in February and March and received roughly 478,000 responses, in which people picked their preferred term among 13 options to describe the hottest day.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
But after hearing from blind listeners, she realized how important it was to carefully describe everything.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Now, he said, clients can describe the shot to AI, which could find it faster.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
In his quarterly letters he coined a phrase to describe what he thought was happening: “the extension of credit by instrument.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing describe
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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