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The phrase "are descriptive of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when explaining how something characterizes or represents another thing.
Example: "The findings of the study are descriptive of the trends observed in consumer behavior."
Alternatives: "characterize" or "illustrate".
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"The results of this study are descriptive of the new-vehicle buying population only," Mr. Edwards wrote in an e-mail.
He said that his conference names are descriptive of the content and perfectly valid.
They are descriptive of entities analogous to certain things that are familiar.
Of course such assertions are descriptive of past episodes, and do not necessarily represent future activity.
I'm leaving aside the issue of whether these indexes truly are descriptive of what they are supposed to be measuring.
Having a well-mixed system, with even flow and limited dead zones, ensures that measurements taken at a centralized point are descriptive of the entire system.
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So, the camera is used to objectify a vision, which is descriptive of the character Maisie.
Despite the detail of the criminal complaint, it may not be descriptive of how the investigation was carried out.
If neither statement was descriptive of Mr. Obama, a liberal Democrat, nor was there much hope for what followed.
"These results should not be descriptive of the U.S. population as a whole".
The name mealybug is descriptive of the insect's body, which is covered by a white sticky powder resembling cornmeal.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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