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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Following leads and listening to the public Nanos on Friday characterized the investigation as expanding rather than shrinking, with detectives continuing to process evidence.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
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Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary, repetitive movements and vocalizations, including the uttering of inappropriate words.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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When 250-million-year-old fossil remains were first described in 1972, they were thought to belong to a single species of marine amphibian, Erythrobatrachus noonkanbahensis.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the neighboring western state of Colima, one resident described how edgy residents rushed to supermarkets in a surge of panic buying to secure cooking oil, toilet paper and other staples.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Meta attorney Phyllis Jones showed jurors Instagram posts, text messages and ephemera from her high school years in which Kaley portrayed her home life as intolerable.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Oprah Winfrey portrayed her daughter in an HBO movie about the story.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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No one religious or spiritual practice appeared to be more protective against addiction, but the risk reduction was higher for people who regularly engaged in a spiritual or religious community, defined as weekly attendance at a religious service.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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The stakes are high as the industry awaits whether the new collection will signal a departure from the bold, intricate aesthetic that defined Olivier Rousteing’s 14-year tenure at the house.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Charactered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charactered. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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