characterize
verb (used with object)
to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of.
has characterized
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present perfectof characterize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But Lagarde’s willingness to roam widely across European policy has characterized her ECB tenure, due to end next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Binface has characterized his Clacton campaign as “people vs. the establishment,” a framing that is no doubt irksome to Farage, who views himself decidedly as the people, not the establishment.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
It has characterized these unrealized gains, on its earnings calls, as the fruits of savvy investment shopping.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Schwab points out that the positive relationship between stock and bond yields that has characterized the last two decades, has shown recent signs of breaking down as inflation has become a genuine threat to bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025
He has characterized the pleasures of all ages in his picture called The Family of Jan Steen, bearing the legend "Soo de ouden songen pypen de jongen."
From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Esther Singleton
