characterize
verb (used with object)
to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of.
is characterizing
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present progressiveof characterize (3rd person singular).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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I don’t think it was as simple as Reddington, perhaps, is characterizing the note, or as the media is characterizing the note.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
It is characterizing the shot as an annual rite, akin to the flu shot, instead of a booster taken on top of previous shots for COVID-19.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Image: Google Google is characterizing Sound Amplifier’s “conversation mode” as an “early-stage accessibility feature.”
From The Verge ● Dec. 6, 2021
"I don’t know that that is characterizing your feelings to say you are put in the middle if your husband and your boss are attacking each other," Yilek said.
From Fox News ● Oct. 24, 2019
Labeling something as “fulsome” is characterizing it as “offensively flattering or insincere.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2018
