characterize
verb (used with object)
to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of.
were characterizing
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past progressiveof characterize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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That same year, while national media were characterizing Monterey Park as a middle-class melting pot, a group of residents led an effort to declare English the city’s official language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
More and more, people were characterizing the politics of the late 20th century as a period of state shrinkage or retreat.
From Salon ● May 29, 2021
As news of the tweets started spreading, Rogen took issue with the way many were characterizing it as a “feud”:
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2021
Yet, based on this one event, they were characterizing me in a way that went against everything I stood for.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2018
