descriptor
noun
de·scrip·tor
di-ˈskrip-tər 
: something (such as a word or characteristic feature) that serves to describe or identify
especially
: a word or phrase (such as an index term) used to identify an item (such as a subject or document) in an information retrieval system
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Critics also argue that Hoover’s stories aren’t fulfilling or empowering—descriptors that many expect for stories in the romance genre.
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USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
The top five descriptors of the feeling of loneliness according to the participants of the study were: not having anyone to talk to, feeling disconnected, left out, sad and misunderstood.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Light Verse, which follows 2017’s Beast Epic, is stirring, patient, and curious—descriptors that aren’t necessarily far off from those of previous Iron & Wine records, but which bloom in new ways this time.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2024
Refined is not a common descriptor of reality TV, but The Great British Baking Show has something most other shows in the genre don't: an elegant approach to competition.
—Emily Smith, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
The word successful has become a generic descriptor.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Empowerment is not the right descriptor for these songs—co-opted as the word has been by girlbosses galore.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2024
In fact, descriptors like barnyard and dirty socks aren’t a dealbreaker to her at all.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2024
Forty years later, the same descriptor was bestowed upon Harris when she was sworn in as the nation's first female vice president.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
The top five descriptors of the feeling of loneliness according to the participants of the study were: not having anyone to talk to, feeling disconnected, left out, sad and misunderstood.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Light Verse, which follows 2017’s Beast Epic, is stirring, patient, and curious—descriptors that aren’t necessarily far off from those of previous Iron & Wine records, but which bloom in new ways this time.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2024
Refined is not a common descriptor of reality TV, but The Great British Baking Show has something most other shows in the genre don't: an elegant approach to competition.
—Emily Smith, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
The word successful has become a generic descriptor.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Empowerment is not the right descriptor for these songs—co-opted as the word has been by girlbosses galore.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2024
In fact, descriptors like barnyard and dirty socks aren’t a dealbreaker to her at all.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2024
Forty years later, the same descriptor was bestowed upon Harris when she was sworn in as the nation's first female vice president.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
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“Descriptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descriptor. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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