character sketch

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Noun
  • Around the corner in an adjoining room, a silvery space-age pinball machine sits with a cartoon-style side profile of Pharrell Williams backlit above the screen that displays the score.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
  • This might be something that even a top designer crossbody bag or a clutch might be too large for, seeing as how these pieces are usually not shaped to the object in question and have less streamlined profiles.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Pope Gregory, believing these demons to be an indication of Magdalene’s excessively sinful past, identified her as an unnamed woman in Luke who wipes Jesus’ feet with her hair.
    Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The truth is that many Turks, even secular ones, have a certain affection for their country’s imperial past, when Turks were feared invaders rather than migrants searching for industrial jobs.
    Reuel Marc Gerecht, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But while some industry insiders are already writing obituaries for in-person tourist support centers, destinations around Asia are actually increasing the number of traveler help desks.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
  • At the end of 2023, a string of obituaries produced by Caixin Media, one of China's most respected news outlets, vanished from its website.
    Wenxin Fan, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Moments like Friday showcase growth for Lindor, 31, who became the fifth shortstop in major-league history to reach 250 home runs.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The Mavericks became the 11th team in NBA history to reach the NBA Finals one season, and miss the playoffs the next.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Its first season chronicles one exceptionally grueling 15-hour shift inside an emergency room at a fictional hospital in Pittsburgh, told one hour at a time, in real time.
    Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
  • House of the Dragon chronicles the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragon, an event that didn’t just happen overnight.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Character sketch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/character%20sketch. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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