as in characteristic
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
a fever's refusal to respond to antibiotics is symptomatic of a viral infection
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Recent Examples of symptomatic
This child was no longer symptomatic or contagious as of Wednesday.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Eventually, this damage can become symptomatic and dangerous.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2026
These new blood tests can be ordered by primary care physicians for symptomatic individuals and could potentially identify Alzheimer’s much earlier.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
But The Fall-Off is symptomatic of a persistent quality that haunts his work.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for symptomatic
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Eventually, this damage can become symptomatic and dangerous.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2026
These new blood tests can be ordered by primary care physicians for symptomatic individuals and could potentially identify Alzheimer’s much earlier.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
But The Fall-Off is symptomatic of a persistent quality that haunts his work.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for symptomatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symptomatic
Adjective
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Wu said that most patients with Lyme disease often display the characteristic bullseye rash, but not all who are infected will develop it.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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But tending to this climber is a practice in patience; the vine is slow to grow and can take several years before its characteristic flowers bloom.—
Claudia Guthrie,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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My own life does not feel like one continuous thing but, rather, two distinct halves that belong to two very different people.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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With his wife, Anne, James nurtured a 40-acre ranch in Wynola, near Julian, that housed his art studio as well as visually distinct buildings that have come to be associated with James’ organic approach to architectural design.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Florida didn't want to pay any homage to Quick during the game, so as not to disrupt the goalie's typical routines.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The proliferation of letters in the New Testament is also typical of second-century literary activity; letters written as rhetorical models, using the epistolary form as an intimate vehicle for argument, are everywhere in the later period.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Investigators first identified Heuermann as a suspect in 2022 through his Chevrolet Avalanche, a distinctive pickup truck purchased on Long Island.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The park features the distinctive Guggenheim Bandshell, and used to host New York Fashion Week in the spring and fall.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Symptomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symptomatic. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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