as in to distinguish
to understand or point out the difference in
it was hard at first to differentiate between the two styles of music
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Recent Examples of differentiate
Both were able to deftly differentiate between information released before the latest patch and information released afterward, even when articles didn’t explicitly mention which game version they were based on.
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Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
The tour comes as Emanuel tries to differentiate himself from other Democrats considering a run for their party’s presidential nomination.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2026
There will be no differentiating paragraphs for the Spurs fans.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
But make an effort to differentiate between the two of them on a regular basis.
—Staff Author, Parents, 13 June 2026
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Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
The tour comes as Emanuel tries to differentiate himself from other Democrats considering a run for their party’s presidential nomination.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2026
There will be no differentiating paragraphs for the Spurs fans.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
But make an effort to differentiate between the two of them on a regular basis.
—Staff Author, Parents, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiate
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The June Bootids tend to be very slow meteors, which helps astronomers distinguish them from other meteors that may appear to originate from a radiant in the same region.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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But in the 1980s, when the species turned up in North Africa, a region that had its own distinct screwworm, scientists needed a way to distinguish between the two, said Cammack, an assistant professor and the state extension specialist at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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No one is discriminating against you.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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The complaint accuses Amazon of violating a Seattle ordinance that prohibits companies from discriminating against employees for their political ideology, race, religion and age, among other things.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
18 June 2026
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“Differentiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiate. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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