trait

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Recent Examples of trait The lens is simply soft around the edges at 20mm, a trait that most all-in-one zooms show at the widest angle. PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025 To survive a ruthless winnowing—to go from one of about 16,000 high-school quarterbacks each year to one of the 10 good ones in the NFL to one of the three or so each generation who earn the Hall of Fame’s gold jacket—hones certain traits within them and strips others away. Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025 Those traits can make plays happen. Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 This means that employers generally cannot implement preferences for, or limit opportunities to, employees based on these traits. Deborah Widiss, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trait
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Noun
  • These characteristics make the merger an almost exact replica of that first, groundbreaking detection from 10 years ago, according to Isi.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Our panel said the leading characteristic of this fish is its robust, punchy flavor and emphasized the anchovies should have a balance of salt and umami.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 2025 Ford Explorer’s welcome new features add function to an already good midsize SUV.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • His killing could become not just a tragedy but a catalyst—an event that radicalizes ever more Americans, less an aberration than a feature of our increasingly perilous national politics.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Documenting positive attributes such as community involvement, steady employment, family support, and other meaningful contributions is also a wise move.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Lazar said the key attribute a successful prime minister must now have is the ability to unify the blocs of the National Assembly, which want to avoid another dissolution of parliament.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The region experienced good air quality today, which should continue into the night.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • When investing in quality bedding, a solid sheet set is an ideal starting point.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Name your sources or skip the attribution.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Most often, in fact, the messages received from mediums were from soldiers, and they were detailed enough to fill entire books which were published under the attribution of the soldier’s name.
    Alice Vernon September 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trait. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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