It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
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Defining
Synonyms for "defining" (89 found)
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Verb(2 words)
defining attributehallmarked
Noun(11 words)
definitionaldelineatingdescribedistinguishingdistinguishing featureexplainexplanationexplanatoryhallmarkidentifyingidentifying attribute
Adjective(7 words)
definitional propertydistinct featuresdistinctive behaviordistinctive persondistinctive traitdistinguishing traitfinal biology exam
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Noun(22 words)
identifying featurelandmarkleading historical piecesmilestonemost characteristicmost pivotalmost printmakingpoeciliidquality termrestrictive modifierrhibhusshapingsignaturesignature traitspecificationspecifyingsubstance characteristicturning pointturning pointsturning-point
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typifying characteristicwatershed moment
Adjective(8 words)
key factkey scenelandmark eventqualifying modifierrestricting termscientific turning pointturning point in scienceturning-point era
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It's been a long time coming; but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
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Appointing Cuddles the Bear to the position of Secretary of Defense was one of the defining mistakes of Dolly's brief career as president of the People's Democratic Republic of Tea Time.
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Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him out to be a rational animal.
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