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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
NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The organization has a patient care center, with educational information, guidance on screening and diagnostic work, and ways to get emotional and financial support.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 20 Oct. 2025
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The Lenovo Vantage app offers a suite of system management tools, including software updates, hardware diagnostics, and a security advisor that checks the status of your firewall, antivirus protection, and Wi-Fi security.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Hill and his colleagues acknowledge that their study has limitations, such as relying on diagnostic codes - which aren't necessarily equivalent to actual allergy rates.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The organization has a patient care center, with educational information, guidance on screening and diagnostic work, and ways to get emotional and financial support.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
The information gained will be used to inform the design and operation of diagnostics on ITER and other future fusion projects.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The Lenovo Vantage app offers a suite of system management tools, including software updates, hardware diagnostics, and a security advisor that checks the status of your firewall, antivirus protection, and Wi-Fi security.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagnostic
Adjective
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While detecting the characteristic signature from these gravitational waves would be revolutionary, there’s no guarantee that’s possible.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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Their flat sole, oval toe, and characteristic side stripes have won over seemingly everyone.—
Renata Joffre,
Glamour,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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New episodes drop every Wednesday and feature interviews with artists and personalities like Lainey Wilson, Hardy, Charley Crockett, Gavin Adcock, Amanda Shires, Shooter Jennings, Margo Price, Dusty Slay, Lukas Nelson, Ashley Monroe, Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor, and Clever.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Creators of websites can implement accessibility features that could help aid the AI models powering the browser.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At a panel discussion at Carnegie Hall in 1999, Dohnányi got into a minor fracas with his esteemed colleague Pierre Boulez over the distinctive tone of French bassoons.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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The country superstar will return to the distinctive venue for shows June 19-20, 24 and 26-27.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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DNA tests can also provide clues about your dog’s temperament, helping explain some of their individual behaviors and traits.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The protagonist bears the name of Dostoyevsky’s son Alyosha and many of Solovyov’s traits.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Fans at the 1,860-capacity venue left their typical symphony attire hanging in their closets.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
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Burbank added that a typical zone 2 session lasts about 30 minutes, but can extend to 120 minutes depending on your training goals.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her personality evolves on her 13th birthday, heightening her witchy attributes.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Forgery is also about persuasion, and certain forgeries have specific attributes.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This approach is distinct from other methods that require physically touching the object.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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In America’s political duopoly, smaller parties often represent distinct voices and ideologies that neverthless have little chance in most contests above the local level.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Diagnostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagnostic. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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