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
These changes gave the pups traits like larger bodies and longer, fuller, light-colored fur, traits believed to have helped dire wolves survive cold climates during the Ice Age.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In the lab, scientists then genetically edit the PGC genome to introduce greater genetic diversity—though at the moment Colossal is still studying the pink pigeon alleles and doesn’t yet know what traits that more-diverse coding will produce.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
If a gene does something in the gray wolf, the same gene in dire-wolf DNA likely codes for the same trait.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
How to build a diversified investment portfolio Diversification is the strategy or process of spreading money among a mix or range of assets with different traits, especially risk levels.
—Russ Wiles, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In the lab, scientists then genetically edit the PGC genome to introduce greater genetic diversity—though at the moment Colossal is still studying the pink pigeon alleles and doesn’t yet know what traits that more-diverse coding will produce.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
If a gene does something in the gray wolf, the same gene in dire-wolf DNA likely codes for the same trait.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
How to build a diversified investment portfolio Diversification is the strategy or process of spreading money among a mix or range of assets with different traits, especially risk levels.
—Russ Wiles, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trait
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Overall, the analyst is bullish on EPD stock and views it as a core master limited partnership holding, having both offensive and defensive characteristics.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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These are clones of individual grape varieties that have been bred to ensure certain characteristics, such as resistance to specific diseases.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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This is a sprawling document of balance changes, quality-of-life tweaks, and major new features.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Going for a cut that accentuates your best facial features and hair texture can be a foolproof way to walk out of the hair salon feeling happy.—
Julie Ricevuto,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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Counsell’s decision to hire Quintin Berry away from the Milwaukee Brewers may have taken those attributes to another level.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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An attribute that Buffett considers to be the hallmark of the highest achievers.—
Steve Taplin,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Of the five clusters of additives, two were associated with a modest increase in a risk for diabetes, regardless of the nutritional quality of the diet, or sociodemographic and lifestyle factors.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Whether in automating routine tasks, enhancing safety, improving quality or enabling sustainability, Novelis is reimagining how technology supports its mission.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Build Low-Cost, Top-Of-Funnel Remarketing Audiences Most B2B companies base their PPC solely on last-click attribution in sales-lead campaigns.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The use of random gender attribution for the survey experiment, meanwhile, shows that bias is verifiably a factor in gender gaps.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trait. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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