contradistinguishing

Definition of contradistinguishingnext
present participle of contradistinguish
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Verb
  • Known as Senate Bill 5, the wide-ranging, 71-page bill would create oversight committees, adopt workforce development programs and attempt to prevent AI from discriminating in hiring and sorting through resumes in the employment process.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
  • The principle that the court decided the case upon today is that government should not be discriminating based on race.
    Jack Fink, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Even other celebrities have trouble differentiating the pair.
    Laura Lane, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • The Mexican eatery splits its menu into three, differentiating between meat dishes, vegetarian items and vegan dishes to avoid any potential confusion.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Raman and Pratt are right in deeming Bass the old guard of a beat-up city — but the old guard didn’t get there without knowing how to win.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Instead, Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division did little to confront the problem despite knowing about it for years, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Associated Press and FRONTLINE (PBS) has found.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • New Collector Currencies With a more sophisticated and diverse consumer base that is discerning in its spending, a new trifecta for competitive advantage has emerged.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
  • But discerning who’s the best fit for the costly, lifelong treatment has been uncertain.
    Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The lack of physical evidence presents significant challenges for the field of paleontology in understanding species diversification at specific times and places on Earth.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • In practice, this looks like a provider not only asking about symptoms, but understanding context.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
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“Contradistinguishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradistinguishing. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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