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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Holder previously helmed the film Loserville and has produced such recent features as The Surrender and Peak Season.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Even at such a low price, this unit is packed with features and performance, including a wide 180 degree viewing angle, sharp 2K video, smart object detection and more.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
4 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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The scientists edited mouse genes related to their hair and fat metabolism — two qualities woolly mammoths needed to survive in their Arctic habitat.—
Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Erick Fedde hasn't been much of a quality option either.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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But, according to the Spanish new outlet El Confidencial, experts from Madrid’s Prado Museum studied the work and quickly stripped the picture of its illustrious attribution.—
Daniel Cassady for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hostile attribution bias refers to the tendency to assume hostile intent in others, which increases the likelihood of responding with anger, defensiveness or aggression.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trait. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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