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
While the cells failed to differentiate into new skin and bone, the change demonstrated that the regenerating process didn’t necessarily hit a dead end in mammals.
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Mike McRae 28,
New Atlas,
28 June 2026
Making the room feel too formal Brooke Sabia of Phase 4 Design Group always notices when a living room skews more formal in order to differentiate it from the family room or other more casual areas of the home.
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Madeline Bilis,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
Regarding the big picture, Van Raemdonck emphasized that a priority will be to more sharply differentiate the Saks, Neiman’s and Bergdorf’s businesses.
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David Moin,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
This is what differentiates it from the Ferraris, the Astons, and so forth.
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Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
24 June 2026
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Mike McRae 28,
New Atlas,
28 June 2026
Making the room feel too formal Brooke Sabia of Phase 4 Design Group always notices when a living room skews more formal in order to differentiate it from the family room or other more casual areas of the home.
—
Madeline Bilis,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
Regarding the big picture, Van Raemdonck emphasized that a priority will be to more sharply differentiate the Saks, Neiman’s and Bergdorf’s businesses.
—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
This is what differentiates it from the Ferraris, the Astons, and so forth.
—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
24 June 2026
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Weather became a way to distinguish Elle from those around her in Seattle.
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Kelce spotlighting Swift’s intelligence A true golden retriever boyfriend distinguishes himself by appreciating his partner’s smarts.
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The federal government is suing 99 Ranch Market, alleging the nation’s largest Asian supermarket chain is discriminating against employees who are not Chinese.
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But Minetree cannot fix the inherent brokenness of a series determined to make its conventionally attractive, straight, rich white protagonist the most discriminated against kid in the cafeteria.
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“Differentiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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