descriptor
noun
de·scrip·tor
di-ˈskrip-tər 
: something (such as a word or characteristic feature) that serves to describe or identify
especially
: a word or phrase (such as an index term) used to identify an item (such as a subject or document) in an information retrieval system
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This is the descriptor from NBC for Grosse Pointe Garden Society, the upcoming drama from the creators of Good Girls.
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Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
That sounds like the perfect descriptor for her (presumably tootin’) time on season 17 ahead.
—EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Talk to anyone who has worked with Vitor Reis — who is set to be Manchester City’s latest signing at centre-back — and the same descriptors keep on cropping up.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The images evoking one-word descriptors used to describe the worst disasters, catastrophic, hellscape, apocalyptic.
—ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
That sounds like the perfect descriptor for her (presumably tootin’) time on season 17 ahead.
—EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Talk to anyone who has worked with Vitor Reis — who is set to be Manchester City’s latest signing at centre-back — and the same descriptors keep on cropping up.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The images evoking one-word descriptors used to describe the worst disasters, catastrophic, hellscape, apocalyptic.
—ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Descriptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descriptor. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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