Define
State
State verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Bookends: Both the closing and opening paragraphs state that normality is hard to define.
Source: Literature / Hollow Places - In Hollow Places, both the opening and closing paragraphs state the normality is hard to define.
Source: Book Ends / Literature -
Economics is mostly regional in the state, helping to define the regional identities of many residents.
Source: Everything Is Big in Texas
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