as in characteristic
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
a fever's refusal to respond to antibiotics is symptomatic of a viral infection
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Recent Examples of symptomatic
Chagas disease is treated by antiparasitic treatment, which kills the parasite that causes the disease, and symptomatic treatment, which helps manage symptoms, according to the CDC.
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Greta Cross, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In fact, it is made the show less funny, less interesting, and symptomatic of a larger trend where the award show hates itself for no particular reason.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
One such development is a new effort from biotech company AOA Dx to build an early detection test for women with symptomatic ovarian cancer.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
Chagas disease is treated by antiparasitic treatment, which kills the parasite that causes the disease, and symptomatic treatment, which helps manage symptoms, according to the CDC.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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Greta Cross, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In fact, it is made the show less funny, less interesting, and symptomatic of a larger trend where the award show hates itself for no particular reason.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
One such development is a new effort from biotech company AOA Dx to build an early detection test for women with symptomatic ovarian cancer.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
Chagas disease is treated by antiparasitic treatment, which kills the parasite that causes the disease, and symptomatic treatment, which helps manage symptoms, according to the CDC.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symptomatic
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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
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
Adjective
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What is distinct about NOTUS is its structure.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Arranging furniture to create distinct zones is key.—
Catherine Hong,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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Voronkov skated by the Columbus bench for the typical goal celebration anyway.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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What would be a typical work outfit for you?—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Symptomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symptomatic. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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