as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
a list of the chief differentiae between a controlling cult and a legitimate religious sect
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Mastantuono, 18, has the characteristics to contribute from a deeper position, but his signing was intended for more attacking areas, as is being seen.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Changeability is the unique characteristic of women.—
Clifford Coonan,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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When researchers ramped up RTN activity in otherwise normal mice, the animals developed autism-like traits.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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This includes displaying traits like conscientiousness; being organized, responsible and disciplined.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Moderate air quality in general is expected though areas immediately north and west of the fire could see up to unhealthy air quality.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Both are designed to bring café-quality coffee to the home kitchen with zero fuss.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft is also a partner, purchasing the Scope 3 attributes of SAF to decarbonize employee travel.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The slaw’s red color is a tell-tale attribute, but so is the texture.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The two tablets share a similar design and many specs, while carrying over some features from previous generations.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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But only a small percentage of people who used The Browser Company’s Arc adopted the program’s special features.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Name your sources or skip the attribution.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Most often, in fact, the messages received from mediums were from soldiers, and they were detailed enough to fill entire books which were published under the attribution of the soldier’s name.—
Alice Vernon
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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What was the selection criteria?—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Bondi, 59, intervened in a number of cases to alter the criteria for granting asylum in her role as the head of the immigration-court system, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Differentia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentia. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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