as in distinction
the state of being kept distinct
the discreteness of the sonnets is given visual emphasis by having each one on a separate page
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Noun
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The biggest distinction is that symptoms leading up to menopause last for a much longer time, while postpartum symptoms will lessen over weeks and months post-birth.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
27 Oct. 2025 -
With that distinction in mind, though, the Smithsonian's communications with Congress might not be considered lobbying, as the lawmakers' letter accuses.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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That old story survived the reevaluation of war that took place during the Enlightenment; the transformation of the modern battlefield by mass mobilization and factory-scale killing in the twentieth century; and now, the separation between killer and target facilitated by technology.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Other than a few palm trees, there’s not much shade—or separation from your neighbor—in the park’s RV campground.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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But is protecting children with disabilities from discrimination really a partisan cause?—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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High velocity, nasty breaking stuff, pinpoint location -- Guerrero has hammered them all without discrimination.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Discreteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discreteness. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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