- plural of character.
characters
Americannoun
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The large ensemble cast includes about 15 characters from different instalments of the video game series, and is packed with references and Easter eggs.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
We’re left with little to enjoy except feeble reiterations of beloved characters and a hokey dual search for romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
"I've missed these characters, but for a long time I couldn't quite picture them in the present day," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Where the movies are big, loud, overpopulated machines, the TV series are full of interesting ideas, weird notions and good comedy and give their characters room to breathe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
In this case, they would cut fifty-two thousand possible characters down to only a handful of likely candidates.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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