has defined
- present perfect of define (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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All of these aspects of who he is, including not showing his face and existing publicly as Stillz, play a role in the instinctual rawness or “realness” that has defined his career thus far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The analysis is the latest to take aim at the lasting power of the deep, indefinite housing shortage relative to demand that has defined the past decade of housing activity—but it isn’t the first.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
No one has defined Soundgarden better than that.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
That's not to say Tigers haven't lost that nastiness that has defined them.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Though she still has a dissertation to write, still has an adviser to monitor her progress, she feels unmoored already, somehow beyond the world that has defined and structured and limited her for so long.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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