variants
also diagnostical
as in characteristic
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
studies that show that cultural diversity is a diagnostic feature of a thriving city
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as in feature
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
the thesis that moral decline is the infallible diagnostic of a decadent society
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Recent Examples of diagnostic
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Those positions included diagnostic evaluation specialists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, ARD managers, special program directors, elementary literacy directors, special education analysts and emergent bilingual teachers.
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Samuel O’Neal June 23,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Patricia J. Kissinger,
STAT,
18 June 2026
The longer-term roadmap includes perimenopause monitoring, hormone replacement therapy calibration, and diagnostics for conditions like PCOS and endometriosis.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Adjective
Some aggregated diagnostic data is retained, and Norton is transparent about the exact nature of the data and how long it is retained.
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Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Those positions included diagnostic evaluation specialists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, ARD managers, special program directors, elementary literacy directors, special education analysts and emergent bilingual teachers.
—
Samuel O’Neal June 23,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Noun
From accelerating drug discovery to improving diagnostics, AI’s potential in health care is enormous.
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Patricia J. Kissinger,
STAT,
18 June 2026
The longer-term roadmap includes perimenopause monitoring, hormone replacement therapy calibration, and diagnostics for conditions like PCOS and endometriosis.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagnostic
Adjective
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Mehra’s strategy is characteristic of a career built on creating categories, not just competing in them.
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Adams offered two incidental new piano pieces and one for string quartet containing his characteristic rhythmic excitement and melodic eloquence.
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The company is selling highly customizable electric vehicles that come with few standard features, but plenty of optional add-ons.
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Stars from Rowling's Harry Potter feature films have also criticized her stances, including Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe.
Adjective
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The Lebanese Australian producer created his distinctive style by blending sounds from the Arab world with hard-hitting bass music.
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Banfield-Norris, who is Jaden’s grandmother, served a softer contrast to her grandkids’ shoes, opting for the elegant Christian Louboutin Senora leopard-print sandals, which feature a distinctive red sole and a T-strap design.
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Persistent fatigue despite adequate sleep, dizziness, breathlessness, brain fog, low mood, brittle nails, hair fall, feeling unusually cold, and changes in skin quality all signal low ferritin levels.
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The goal is to build higher quality affordable housing by using efficient construction methods Jamison has learned through building more than 8,000 market-rate apartments in the past, Lee said.
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Three distinct routes for ships have now emerged, with different authorities vying to organize the transit of dozens of vessels through the waterway.
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The group categories delivered two distinct flavors of excellence.
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
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Caretakers manage breeding programs to preserve their distinctive traits, including their long horns and rich brown coloring, a shade associated with royalty, maturity and stability.
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Treatments start at $49, which is a bargain compared to typical pest control treatments that cost nearly three times that amount.
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The rules called for the combatants to square off with just eight paces between them — rather than the 20 or 30 paces typical of the time — and both men hit their targets.
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This total encompasses the energy output alongside its associated capacity and environmental attributes.
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All great attributes for the Hawks’ post-Trae Young reality.
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“Diagnostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagnostic. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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