as in characteristic
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
a fever's refusal to respond to antibiotics is symptomatic of a viral infection
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Recent Examples of symptomatic
In fact, the placebo group displayed marginally greater symptomatic improvements, although that difference was considered statistically insignificant.
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New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025
Wayne, himself a distinguished stunt performer and coordinator, with credits including doubling for Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, argues Casey’s experience is symptomatic of deeper issues in the profession.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Lat injuries can also sometimes mask shoulder injuries, or be symptomatic of shoulder injuries.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Two patients became symptomatic after three hours, while another took 15 hours to start experiencing symptoms.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025
Wayne, himself a distinguished stunt performer and coordinator, with credits including doubling for Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, argues Casey’s experience is symptomatic of deeper issues in the profession.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Lat injuries can also sometimes mask shoulder injuries, or be symptomatic of shoulder injuries.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Two patients became symptomatic after three hours, while another took 15 hours to start experiencing symptoms.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symptomatic
Adjective
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However, each object is characteristic of its community, made with different varieties of flint and in a particular shape.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
5 June 2025
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This inherent volatility is characteristic of emerging technologies but represents a significant hurdle for widespread adoption.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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However, that distinctive green bottle of Curve with its gold lettering remains vivid in my mind’s eye, and its contents continue to tell his story.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
13 June 2025
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There’s also an oasis-like 2,500-square-foot Sisley spa, with distinctive touches including a regenerative salt wall.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Pullman Market follows in the footsteps of Eataly before it, but this complex’s concepts are so much more distinct and delicious than anything that forebear has offered.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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As five distinct stories unfold, creators wonder: In a future when memories can be erased, identities rewritten and fate engineered, what remains truly ours?—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Ordinarily, between 1,700 and 2,000 job orders are posted during a typical day shift, and between 1,100 and 1,400 are posted during a standard night shift.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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The show ran for four seasons until 2011 and followed a typical teenager who secretly had a double life as a famous pop star.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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“Symptomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symptomatic. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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