as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
honesty is one of her defining traits
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Recent Examples of trait
But his most valuable trait seems to be the intangibles.
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Taxonomists are instead working to preserve a planetary memory—an archive of life—and to decode which traits help creatures adapt, migrate, or otherwise survive in a rapidly changing climate.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
But along with efficient coordination, weaver ants’ physical traits appear to give them an edge.
—Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
That’s a Capricorn trait for sure.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
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Early on, astronomers were able to determine with a high degree of certainty that the object is a comet, but work has continued to get a better idea of its size and phyisical characteristics.—
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Each house will be defined by a sign with certain characteristics that will map out your life.—
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Naturally, these aren't feature-packed as an iPad with a stylus – but that's sort of the point.—
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Each of the 16 guest rooms is equipped for luxury, with features like Grown Alchemist bath products and Frette towels, and the blooming gardens below are perfect for a stroll or for setting up shop in the afternoons with a book.—
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One of his best attributes is the ability to perform to the standards, especially physical, Glasner demands, week in, week out.—
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The Broncos' red zone defense remains its strongest attribute.—
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The Royals built quality depth with their bullpen this season.—
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These delicate fruits are picked before they're fully ripened, which means that the right storage methods are key to coax the best flavor and quality out of them.—
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OpenAI likely isn’t getting financial credit for its role in that transaction, because the old ways of tracking purchase credit through cookies and last-click attribution largely don’t work in this new world.—
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With uncertainty about third-party tracking and walled gardens controlling data access, traditional attribution is losing accuracy and reliability.—
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trait. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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