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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. Megan Samarin:

    The pandemic has been the defining feature of 2020 and I'm not going to stick my head in the sand and pretend that it did not happen, i still want to celebrate, I still want to send cards to my friends. I don't want to miss that.

  2. British Chaplain Patrick Irwin:

    Your historic achievements will remain as one of the defining moments in the history of the last century.

  3. Brandon Garic Notch:

    As soon as you are born, you're given a name, a religion, a nationality and a race. You spend the rest of your life defining and defending a fictional identity.

  4. Lynn Rusten:

    History suggests new negotiations will take time, so it's important to get started on defining the parameters of a new negotiation while preserving the security benefits for the American people of maintaining New START in place.

  5. Bernie Sanders:

    Like many of you here, I have been fighting for economic, social and racial justice. As this presidential campaign begins, I believe that is the defining difference between President Trump and me, donald Trump is a man who has said he believes Nazis and white supremacists are 'very fine people,'.


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