as in to distinguish
to understand or point out the difference in
it was hard at first to differentiate between the two styles of music
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Recent Examples of differentiate
The various noodle soups are differentiated by the composition of their broth base as well as the toppings included.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
That’s become a multibillion-dollar opportunity for startups like Micro1, which also annotate the videos so that robots can differentiate objects, distances and physical movements.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Most supporters of the war have differentiated between the pope’s jurisdiction on theological matters versus political matters.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
For the last three decades, internet giants have been able to avoid legal exposure for content on their platforms, thanks to a law that differentiates the companies from online publishers.
—Jennifer Elias,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
That’s become a multibillion-dollar opportunity for startups like Micro1, which also annotate the videos so that robots can differentiate objects, distances and physical movements.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Most supporters of the war have differentiated between the pope’s jurisdiction on theological matters versus political matters.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
For the last three decades, internet giants have been able to avoid legal exposure for content on their platforms, thanks to a law that differentiates the companies from online publishers.
—Jennifer Elias,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiate
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Romvari’s images are distinguished by their dual sense of logical efficacy and aesthetic loft.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Experts emphasize the importance of distinguishing between a true buffalo hump and other conditions.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Orbán has used his party's current supermajority in Hungarian parliament to undermine the independence of the judiciary, crack down on independent media, demonize migrants and discriminate against LGBTQ people, Human Rights Watch has said.—
Emmet Lyons,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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As Chief Justice John Roberts has observed, the way to stop discriminating on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.—
Alison Somin,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Differentiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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