contradistinguishing

present participle of contradistinguish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradistinguishing
Verb
  • The correctional department violated the California Fair Employment and Housing Act by discriminating against Robinson on both racial and religious grounds, according to a lawsuit filed in Sacramento Superior Court last week.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Missouri has a law that restricts private employers from discriminating against employees based on their political beliefs.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These differentiating numbers are due to how the two organizations track book bans.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to the cohosts getting into memorable spats over Harris' bid for the presidency, during a pre-2024 election interview on the show in October of last year, Harris responded to one of Hostin's questions that inquired about differentiating herself from President Biden's policies.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For the first 330 days, Goldberg-Polin fought to save her son’s life, not knowing he was executed on day 328.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That dominance, with Chapman often waiting in the wings, gave Cora the advantage of managing seven-inning games, knowing any lead was likely safe over the final two frames.
    Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And the director makes discerning use of Freya Arde’s elegant score.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Over the past few years, Father John Misty — the alter-ego of Josh Tillman — has established himself as a reliable festival performer who appeals to both discerning and casual fans.
    Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And without understanding these models at a deep level, they can’t be trusted to do anything where failure is not an option.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • While there’s no single biomarker that can perfectly predict disease or mortality, there are many that reign supreme in understanding women’s overall health and disease risk.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Contradistinguishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradistinguishing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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