as in distinguishes
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 differentiates
The latter of those features is what most differentiates this vehicle from its predecessors.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
Doble said what differentiates Explorium Distilled's concept from Good City Brewing is going to focus more on curating a robust selection of cocktails alongside their brews and food offerings.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
What consistently differentiates successful transformations is a disciplined focus on enterprise value, where technology, culture and operations are rewired together rather than in isolation.
—Charisma Glassman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But another fast-growing alternative is the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD), which differentiates itself with an equal-weighting approach to stocks held in its underlying index.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
This extra slice of American cheese differentiates the Double Cheeseburger from the McDouble.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
From his early inspiration for building androids to the core technology that differentiates Clone from other robotics companies, Radhakrishnan also discussed his future vision involving robots working in human environments.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
What differentiates these drugs is less a matter of their purpose, and more a matter of how our laws and media treat these drugs.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Built with specific abilities for advanced underwater exploration, Deep Emerald features a 600-meter fiber optic tether that differentiates it from other ROVs and allows the device to reach Lake Tahoe’s deepest points.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
Doble said what differentiates Explorium Distilled's concept from Good City Brewing is going to focus more on curating a robust selection of cocktails alongside their brews and food offerings.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
What consistently differentiates successful transformations is a disciplined focus on enterprise value, where technology, culture and operations are rewired together rather than in isolation.
—Charisma Glassman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But another fast-growing alternative is the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD), which differentiates itself with an equal-weighting approach to stocks held in its underlying index.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
This extra slice of American cheese differentiates the Double Cheeseburger from the McDouble.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
From his early inspiration for building androids to the core technology that differentiates Clone from other robotics companies, Radhakrishnan also discussed his future vision involving robots working in human environments.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
What differentiates these drugs is less a matter of their purpose, and more a matter of how our laws and media treat these drugs.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Built with specific abilities for advanced underwater exploration, Deep Emerald features a 600-meter fiber optic tether that differentiates it from other ROVs and allows the device to reach Lake Tahoe’s deepest points.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiates
distinguishes
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This ability for the minority to filibuster to block legislation is one of the biggest things that distinguishes the Senate from the House of Representatives.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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This line distinguishes volcanic islands by their structure and the composition of their lava.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Differentiates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiates. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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