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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Greer has characterized initial trade talks with Canada as challenging, while framing Mexico’s approach as pragmatic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
A legacy of paternalism has characterized our approach to addiction treatment in the U.S.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025
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
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies moved marginally lower early Wednesday, as digital assets failed to regain the positive momentum that has characterized the sector for much of this year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
Some of Bourne's paragraphs represent a severe arraignment of the ignorance that has characterized so much of our supposed knowledge of the Spanish Americans and their culture in the past.
From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by James J. Walsh
