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 experimental approach is characteristic of Ulvaeus’s career-long fascination with technological innovation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The animal has a long tail and distinctive tufts of soft hair.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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Their selection always includes highly sophisticated and distinctive films that have broadened my cinematic horizons.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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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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Within such simulations, there will be three distinct participant groups: 1.—
Ivan Shvaichenko,
Forbes.com,
30 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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