Thesaurus results for CHARACTERING

charactering

verb

present participle of character

as in describing

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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The Anti-Defamation League, meanwhile, has urged residents to eat at the restaurants targeted by the demonstration, describing the campaign as an effort to intimidate Philadelphia’s Jewish community.

— Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Above the deli were large menus describing the food and a separate menu for hot soups.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026

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Over the last 15 years, as analytics have grown from a tool in the toolbox to characterizing the entire box, writers, executives, agents, analysts and pundits have been devaluing runs batted in, saying the stat doesn’t matter.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
Paoletta said the Democratic congressman was wrongly characterizing the scope of the original, century-old construction plan, citing correspondence from long-ago officials.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

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David Agtsteribbe, 58, of Long Island, allegedly claimed to have been awarded a Purple Heart while portraying himself as a wounded war hero.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Hall, who was born in Texas and raised in Chicago, is best known to film fans for portraying scene-stealing, elderly types.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

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Biden's Gaza Record Has Drawn Criticism The war in Gaza began during Biden's presidency and became one of the defining foreign policy challenges of his administration.

— Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
But just past it, the waves cut deeply into the beach, defining foot-high sand cliffs and wrapping around tree stumps that once would have been far inland.

— John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

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