character sketch

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Noun
  • As for landing on the moon, that future mission — known as Artemis III — is still under development with SpaceX and could theoretically launch as soon as 2028, but as Time pointed out in a recent in-depth profile on Artemis II, that's not something many experts feel confident about.
    Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The shape of the ear-tips was given an oval profile to provide a more comfortable fit in the ear canal and an effective acoustic seal.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • When Leo breaks his leg and Pia is allowed into the wider world to take over his shady delivery business, Pia begins to ask questions about her family’s past and the secrets her father may be hiding.
    Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • With his car in the shop, Audrey drives Eli to work and school and the two grow closer as Audrey comes to grips with an abusive childhood and Eli wrestles with his shady past.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • His obituary listed all four children as survivors.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Linda was described in her obituary as a dedicated mother, grandmother and small business owner.
    Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Musk has a history of overpromising technological advance timelines.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In New York, the state has completed one of the largest Medicaid transformations in its history, overhauling the home health care system precisely because of the accountability failures and fraud vulnerabilities now commanding national attention.
    Miki Kapoor, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Seife is not committing pathography.
    James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
Noun
  • Taking either path never appealed to Mann, who was determined to deliver justice to Short in his compassionate chronicle of her brief life.
    Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Soft-spoken, optimistic and resilient, Wyatt published and edited The Villager, a weekly chronicle of East Austin and its people.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Character sketch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/character%20sketch. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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