Synonyms for defining
dɪˈfaɪ nɪŋdefin·ing

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1. shaping, definingnoun

   any process serving to define the shape of something

   Synonyms:
   shaping, formation

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1. • Process

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1. List of paraphrases for "defining":

   define, definition, determining, setting, identify, identifying, defined, defines, set, decisive, outlining, establishing, determine

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How to use defining in a sentence?

1. Cory BookerBooker:

   This is going to be a hard quarter, it's also going to be a defining quarter.

2. Limbaugh Show producer James Golden:

   That CPAC speech has been viewed so many times, because this is something usually that a president of the United States [ would have ] held, this guy on the radio galvanized the country behind his defining of what conservatism was.

3. House Speaker Paul Ryan:

   This is nothing short of a generational defining moment we are in. The country is crying out for solutions. The country is crying out to be unified. The country is crying out for a positive vision that brings us all together.

4. Michael Daniel:

   We believe that by clearly defining what makes for a good ISAO, that will make tying liability protection to sectoral organizations easier and more accessible to the public and to privacy and civil liberties advocates.

5. Richard Auxier:

   A lot of the EITC expansion is a lot of states saying : Hey, we know this one group of workers has been particularly hard hit, because the defining characteristic of this last year is that if you were a lower-income worker, you probably lost your job and got hammered.