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as in to differentiate
to understand or point out the difference in
even at such a young age, he could distinguish the calls of various birds
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as in to characterize
to be an important feature of
a collection of recipes distinguished by their ease and simplicity
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as in to identify
to find out or establish the identity of
learned at an early age to distinguish the sound of a piano in an orchestra
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as in to notice
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
could barely distinguish the garden gate through the mist
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as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
on the exam we were asked to distinguish the specimens by acidity
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Recent Examples of distinguish
The figure of Palestinians killed is provided by Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between fighters and civilians.
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Molly Quell, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
My 30-plus years of community service for Miramar residents and businesses distinguish me from the other candidates.
—Carson Eddy Edwards, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
Tazaki and his colleagues also distinguished hints of a spiral-like feature similar to what's seen around other young protoplanetary disks.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Women’s football has done enough to distinguish itself from the men’s game, but a difference that is less spoken about is the fan-player culture.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Molly Quell, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
My 30-plus years of community service for Miramar residents and businesses distinguish me from the other candidates.
—Carson Eddy Edwards, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
Tazaki and his colleagues also distinguished hints of a spiral-like feature similar to what's seen around other young protoplanetary disks.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Women’s football has done enough to distinguish itself from the men’s game, but a difference that is less spoken about is the fan-player culture.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distinguish
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Royal Caribbean takes pains to differentiate those spaces from others on board.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Beyond This Point What differentiates man from machine?—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Destructive conflict, on the other hand, is characterized by negative emotions and personal attacks.—
Dileep Marway,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Pisces personality, traits Pisces are characterized by their creativity and imagination, Walker says.—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The cuts included about 20 people in the FDA’s office of neurological and physical medicine devices, several of whom worked on Neuralink, according to the two sources, who asked not to be identified because of fear of professional repercussions.—
Rachael Levy and Marisa Taylor,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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For the second day of programming, Prada conducted a workshop on how to accurately identify and read data sources and communicate the impacts to the public, attended by delegates from countries including Chile and Turkey.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
17 Feb. 2025
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But in the past two years, users have begun to notice advertisements for the casino taking up a sizable amount of space online.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Upon following up with the participants two weeks later, Rodriguez noticed that those who practiced cognitive reappraisal writing tasks experienced significantly less conflict, aggression and disagreements in their romantic relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Previous assessments already painted a grim picture, with a third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras classified as threatened with extinction.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, Florida case law and judicial precedents in divorce cases classify embryos as assets, subject to legal distribution.—
Andrew Rader,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2025
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Critical Thinking In a world awash with data, the ability to discern signals from noise is invaluable.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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For the best laughs, peer into the past to discover some specials for the first time, or revisit old favorites to discern their staying power.—
Will DiGravio,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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ZiPS, a popular player projection model found on FanGraphs, predicts Goldschmidt will hit .250/.325/.437 with 23 homers, 81 RBI, a 116 wRC+ and 2.2 WAR in 2025.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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McNeeley gave UConn its first lead since the score was 2-0 with a pair of free throws, and Ball found Reed again for a two-handed slam that put the Huskies up four with 1:11 to go.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
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Austria saw some success with this rule, but Australia did not.—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The trailer above, which dropped on Wednesday, introduces you to the new couples fighting to see if their love can withstand temptation and drama, but there’s a catch.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Distinguish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distinguish. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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