discriminating
adjective
dis·crim·i·nat·ing
di-ˈskri-mə-ˌnā-tiŋ 
1
: making a distinction : distinguishing
a discriminating mark
2
: marked by discrimination:
a
: discerning, judicious
discriminating buyers
b
: discriminatory
accused of discriminating practices
Examples of discriminating in a Sentence
accused of discriminating practices in the hiring of employees
a discriminating feature of poison ivy is a compound leaf with three mitten-shaped leaflets
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Special effects were progressing with varying results, but intelligent storytelling was leading the charge as viewers became more discriminating.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Housing just 110 guests in 54 suites, Corinthian is selected by a discriminating guest list seeking an extraordinary experience aboard the largest sailing yacht in the world.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Insurers, alerted to the problem and granted permission to respond, grew more discriminating in their underwriting and more probing in their investigations.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Turning Selectivity Into Strategy A range of more discriminating strategies have been explored, including tweaking the shape and timing of electrical pulses and using multi-contact electrodes to maneuver currents in specific directions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Housing just 110 guests in 54 suites, Corinthian is selected by a discriminating guest list seeking an extraordinary experience aboard the largest sailing yacht in the world.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Insurers, alerted to the problem and granted permission to respond, grew more discriminating in their underwriting and more probing in their investigations.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Turning Selectivity Into Strategy A range of more discriminating strategies have been explored, including tweaking the shape and timing of electrical pulses and using multi-contact electrodes to maneuver currents in specific directions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for discriminating
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“Discriminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discriminating. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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