character sketch

noun

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as in profile

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  1. profile
  2. past
  3. obituary
  4. history
  5. chronicle
Noun
  • Testers appreciated the Venture’s neutral profile, which transitions from zero-camber underfoot to a gentle rocker between the inserts, nose, and tail.
    Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Sign Up for the Vulture Newsletter The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus interviews, profiles, and more.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of profile
Noun
  • The Irish scored on an indirect free kick from inside the penalty area to tie the game with 10 seconds left as Mitch Ferguson’s shot deflected off a Cardinal defender and past goalkeeper Rowan Schnebly, whose time wasting had drawn a yellow card to set up the free kick.
    Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Spelling and Green — who portrayed fan-favorite couple Donna Martin and David Silver on 90210 —chatted about their past (real-life) rendezvous on the Tuesday, Nov. 5 episode of her Misspelling podcast.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of past
Noun
  • Knoll was Hartford High School's choral director for 40 years and received the Herb Kohl Fellowship for excellent teaching in 1991, according to her obituary.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Camps-Lacayo is survived by her father, mother, brother and sister, according to the online obituary.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of obituary
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  • After all, in terms of reach, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism have all been larger and longer-lasting than any state in history.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
  • With one home game remaining against Big 12 cellar dweller OSU on Nov. 29, the atmosphere this fall has been among the greatest, if not the greatest, in the stadium’s 101-year history.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of history
Noun
  • This silent faux-documentary chronicles the sociological phenomenon of witchcraft from the Middle Ages to the modern age.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The film — first announced earlier in the year by Variety — chronicles one of the most infamous moments in Irish sporting history, when Keane and McCarthy had a very public falling out.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of chronicle
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