CHARACTER SKETCHES Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

character sketches

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plural of character sketch

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Gather information from friends, colleagues and social media profiles, and start to build a profile.

— Rupal Patel, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026

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That blow came a little less than a year after the New York Times shook up its culture desk and reassigned its classical music critic, Zachary Woolfe, to serve as the obituaries editor.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Roberts, who has written more than sixteen hundred obituaries, retraces the origins of the form (in ancient Rome) and the emergence of the modern newspaper obituary (in the eighteenth century).

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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Amazon has its own agentic shopping assistant, Alexa for Shopping , which offers personalized recommendations, product comparisons, and price histories, and can automate purchases through features such as Price Alerts and Auto-Buy.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
That strange acclimation extends to the human characters, whose emotional histories are gradually filled in.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

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