contradistinguishing

present participle of contradistinguish

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Verb
  • Stopping renter protections This law blocks local governments from making or enforcing laws that prohibit landlords from discriminating against renters with housing vouchers, in addition to other categories.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Behavioral tests confirmed that the mice that had experienced this axon loss were less adept at detecting and discriminating between smells.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Inclement weather has long been the bane of festivals and outdoor tours, and differentiating between climate change and a stretch of bad storms can be tricky.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But iOS 26 goes further, differentiating between unknown senders and spam, including scams.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Shades of brown everything is a big color trend for fall, which means knowing how to style brown boots with black has become a necessary skill.
    Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The city's restaurants, cafés, and bars reflect the diversity of Chicago's neighborhoods, and knowing where to stay is the key to having convenient access to the best spots.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Southerners have long been known to have the gift of gab, and that discerning quality has resulted in a rather enthusiastic take on small talk.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Audiences are more discerning than ever due to oversaturation.
    Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When inquiring about a networking organization, understanding the differences among the most prominent categories could further inform a business owner’s decisions.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Romer's endogenous growth theory provides a fascinating lens for understanding AI inference costs by treating knowledge and ideas as non-rivalrous goods with unique economic properties.
    Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Contradistinguishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradistinguishing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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