characterize
verb (used with object)
to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of.
are characterizing
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present progressiveof characterize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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These missions are characterizing different kinds of near-Earth asteroids and determining their composition and internal structure, all of which helps inform how well deflection missions might work.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2022
Firefighters in California are battling three sizable wildfires in what authorities are characterizing as a worrying sign that this year’s fire season could be even more devastating than the record-breaking destruction seen in 2020.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2021
Business leaders are characterizing the pay cuts as “shared sacrifice,” as Tesla’s head of human resources put it, during a global crisis.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2020
Pretty hypocritical - that’s how some commentators are characterizing the U.S. government’s decision to indict five Chinese military officials for hacking into U.S. companies’ computer systems to steal economic secrets.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2014
Besides, the course we are characterizing is actually as inexpedient in practice as it is wrong in theory.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
