Thesaurus results for CHARACTERED

charactered

verb

past tense of character

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 An earlier version of this story also incorrectly charactered Lyda Hill Philanthropies. — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, protesters gathered in Times Square to stand against what organizers charactered as a war against Venezuela. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026

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Verb

El Niño, a climate pattern that is characterized by warmer-than-average ocean surface temperatures, developed in the tropical Pacific last month and is expected to strengthen, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
In round one, Iran characterized its responses as self-defense and tit-for-tat retaliation.

— Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

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The Howard University alumnus portrayed Black icons Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall and James Brown on the big screen.

— Lindsay Good, NBC news, 23 July 2026
Collins, the Republican chair of the influential Senate Appropriations Committee, has portrayed herself as someone who has a direct line to the administration despite representing a blue state.

— Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 July 2026