Defining has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
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1. | 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. | |
2. | 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. | |
3. | 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. | |
4. | Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him out to be a rational animal. | |
5. | 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 the United States. | |
6. | Thinking is something we all do, but defining exactly what thought is is no simple matter. | |
7. | Climate change is seen by many as the defining issue of our time. | |
8. | Curiosity is a defining trait of human beings. | |
9. | A lot of people only care about "defending language" when it involves queer people defining themselves. |