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
The two other traits a founder needs to have O’Leary’s backing
O’Leary has heard hundreds—if not thousands—of entrepreneurs plead their business case while starring on Shark Tank.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 July 2025
If that trait is a problem, The ‘Manners’ series such as the white ‘Miss Manners’ obedient plants are not spreaders.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
And the traits females valued in men differed dramatically from what males valued in themselves, GWI found.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
For almost 10,000 years, people in the Arctic have kept dogs for hunting and sledding, breeding them for desirable traits.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 July 2025
If that trait is a problem, The ‘Manners’ series such as the white ‘Miss Manners’ obedient plants are not spreaders.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
And the traits females valued in men differed dramatically from what males valued in themselves, GWI found.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
For almost 10,000 years, people in the Arctic have kept dogs for hunting and sledding, breeding them for desirable traits.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trait
Noun
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Sometimes an offense takes on the characteristics of its most distinguishable member - only the Brewers have a lower team average exit speed than the Padres, and only a handful of clubs hit more line drives, as the club mimics the tendencies of Luis Arraez.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Felix Brill, chief investment officer at VP Bank, agrees that the SGD has many characteristics of a modern safe haven, including macroeconomic stability, strong institutions, a large current account surplus, and low political risk.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
Noun
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That’s why flexibility is the most important feature of any estate plan built today.—
Luke Britt,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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But psychiatrists struggled to pinpoint a single feature that unified the diagnosis.—
Rachel Aviv,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Major attributes must be considered, such as quality, security, performance and maintainability.—
Arthur Hicken,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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One attribute Ramsdale boasts which Pope does not is his strong ability to distribute with his feet.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
Noun
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See air quality in your area See the live map below to track air quality in your area.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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He’s become a quality defender at third and a league avg bat.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Performance marketing channels promised clean attribution and quick results, which shifted marketing's center of gravity from strategic brand-building to measurable, trackable execution.—
Cody Gillund,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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To some, that might appear like an excessively harsh attribution and perhaps a misuse of the term.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
15 July 2025
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trait. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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