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
The Trump advisor’s dumb move may also be symptomatic of our growing addiction to smartphones and dependence on Zoom meetings.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
For chronic diseases like diabetes or hypertension, the initial stages of those diseases are typically not very symptomatic.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Two of the contacts are already symptomatic and have been admitted to an isolation hospital ward, an American official in Uganda said in the meeting.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
These declines are symptomatic of a broader market sell-off triggered by President Trump’s tariff announcements.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
For chronic diseases like diabetes or hypertension, the initial stages of those diseases are typically not very symptomatic.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Two of the contacts are already symptomatic and have been admitted to an isolation hospital ward, an American official in Uganda said in the meeting.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
These declines are symptomatic of a broader market sell-off triggered by President Trump’s tariff announcements.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symptomatic
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But what really makes A View to a Kill sing are the baddies, starting at the top with the Nazi-bred, ex-KGB, genetically altered microchip tycoon, horse breeder, and airship enthusiast Max Zorin, played with characteristic flamboyance by Walken.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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In March 2025, Colossal unveiled its woolly mouse, engineered to carry genes for the mammoth's characteristic thick, golden coat and accelerated fat metabolism.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Another series of sweeps beginning around 8,000 years ago gave Eurasians their distinctive pale complexion.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Côme is not alone among Réunion’s producers in striving to find—and sell—vanilla’s distinctive if as yet unrecognized qualities.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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Within such simulations, there will be three distinct participant groups: 1.—
Ivan Shvaichenko,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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There is a distinct difference between the two eras.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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In August, 1939, the British physiologist Alan Hodgkin and his student Andrew Huxley (Aldous’s half brother) examined squid giant axons, which are up to a thousand times thicker than typical human nerve fibres and thus easier to study.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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While that dealer’s price is more in line with typical used car depreciation, the Foundation series was at one time selling at wildly inflated prices on the used market due to high demand.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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“Symptomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symptomatic. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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