CHARACTER SKETCHES Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

character sketches

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plural of character sketch

as in profiles

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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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The site has death certificates as well as short newspaper obituaries and notes written at the time of death.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
Jerusalem — In a political career that has spanned more than three decades, Benjamin Netanyahu has been written off too many times to count, only to prove the obituaries were penned prematurely.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026

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Two parallel histories have shaped electronic music; one runs through clubs and the other through conservatories.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
Bullish investors say that the tech leaders have long histories of operations, and legacy businesses that are dominant enough to prop them up for the foreseeable future.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

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