as in characterized
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
formerly charactered as "the dark ages," that period of history may not have been quite so benighted as once thought
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Recent Examples of charactered
Meanwhile, protesters gathered in Times Square to stand against what organizers charactered as a war against Venezuela.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charactered
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Magyar, with a firm background inside the European Union’s legislative body, has characterized the Hungarian government’s continuous feuds with Western Europe as a crisis for the nation.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Key Takeaways Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic sleep disorder characterized by breathing pauses and interruptions throughout the night.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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Trump administration officials had described solving the case as a top priority.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Running through Reiner's pantheon of successful films, Crystal described a vibrant artist and passionate activist whose wit and comedy delighted audiences for decades.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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As the actor tells Glamour, most were written according to stereotypes and portrayed as cold, unfeeling, aggressive, or robotic.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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In the dramatic episode, the titular characters portrayed by Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon got into an explosive fight.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Steve, whose synthesizer work defined Toto’s early sound, later became a film and TV composer.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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For Chen, beauty becomes a way of resisting reductive portrayals of communities defined by poverty.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Charactered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charactered. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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