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differencing

verb

present participle of difference
as in differentiating
to understand or point out the difference in people who cannot difference God's will from their own selfish desires and prejudices

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  1. differentiating
  2. distinguishing
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  • The material has, in recent years, become a darling of the watch industry exactly for that reason—the exercise of the challenge itself is often a differentiating point in watchmaking.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But cultivating consumer trust, as opposed to pursuing rapid product expansion and chasing virality, has become a defining — and differentiating — aspect of Westman Atelier’s go-to-market model.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of differentiating
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  • This blind taste taste kit will guide them through distinguishing different bodies and flavors in five mystery single-origin roasted coffees.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026
  • However, recent scholarship posits that the structure was used as ordinary (rather than punitive) housing, and that the vulgar decor was in fact a distinguishing characteristic of the epoch.
    — Jim Greer, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinguishing
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