contradistinguish

Definition of contradistinguishnext

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Verb
  • These bottles make a strong case that differences in blending, barrel treatment, and proof can yield dramatically different aroma and flavor profiles.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • While every call is different, there are many things that remains the same, including the camaraderie and community and difference their work is making.
    Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • What’s even more striking is the fact that the Puerto Rican scalloped hammerheads were not only differentiated from the Northwest Atlantic population, but also showed genetic separation from populations sampled in Belize and Brazil!
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Can voters differentiate between two candidates with the same name?
    Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The federal government is suing 99 Ranch Market, alleging the nation’s largest Asian supermarket chain is discriminating against employees who are not Chinese.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • But Minetree cannot fix the inherent brokenness of a series determined to make its conventionally attractive, straight, rich white protagonist the most discriminated against kid in the cafeteria.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • With the country cash-strapped, the Arab Spring of 2011 set off a wave of mass migration into Europe, which coincided with the widespread perception that the extra numbers were placing further strains on already creaking resources of jobs, housing and healthcare.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • Prosecutors said that the group launched a premeditated terror attack on the detention facility inspired by antifa ideology, by setting off fireworks, vandalizing property, and shooting at police officers who responded.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Analysts made their careers on discerning the Fed’s decisions by studying buying and selling in the bond market.
    Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Venus enters discerning Virgo on July 9, bringing love, money and self-worth back down to earth.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
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“Contradistinguish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradistinguish. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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