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
But the struggles are perhaps symptomatic of another problem.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
The state’s news release noted that the child had attended a day care while symptomatic.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
For some, the declines were symptomatic of a greater disorder originating from within the league itself, something egregious enough to effectively drive a fifth of the audience away within the span of a single year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Lane is more interested in those clients for whom the hiring of an organizer feels symptomatic of larger social ills.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 17 Dec. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
The state’s news release noted that the child had attended a day care while symptomatic.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
For some, the declines were symptomatic of a greater disorder originating from within the league itself, something egregious enough to effectively drive a fifth of the audience away within the span of a single year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Lane is more interested in those clients for whom the hiring of an organizer feels symptomatic of larger social ills.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 17 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for symptomatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symptomatic
Adjective
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In addition to its timeless elegance characteristic of a European chateau, the home is in the exclusive neighborhood of Snedens Landing, which is well known for its rustic seclusion, connection to the arts and proximity to New York City.—
Michael P. McKinney,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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As of Monday morning, after an unfortunately characteristic several days of posting wildly offensive stuff, the rapper’s account was listed as deactivated.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Morello mixed in brief passages of his own distinctive sound, but the overall effect remained tied to an older tradition.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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For one thing, Ross created conditions for distinctive voices to be heard.—
Christopher B. Daly,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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With her appointment, Smith brings not just expertise but also a distinct vision.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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The current agreement is set up to progress in three distinct phases, the first of which is already halfway through.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Milano Unica fair took place in a typical soulless convention center on the city’s edge.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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In Northern Virginia, home to tens of thousands of workers on the federal payroll and military service members, the typical town-hall meeting in the town of Leesburg attracts a few dozen people.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Symptomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symptomatic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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