as in to differentiate
to understand or point out the difference in
the human eye can discriminate between very slight gradations of color
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Recent Examples of discriminate
The Department of Justice said Wednesday that a six-month investigation determined the University of California, Davis School of Medicine discriminates based on race during its admission process.
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 10 June 2026
African American Catholics have long been discriminated against and excluded by our church and community.
—Laura Washington, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
If the allegations prove to be true, the case would add to a large body of evidence that several elite industries really do discriminate against white people.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
On June 2, the Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that had been determined to have intentionally discriminated against Black voters.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 8 June 2026
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 10 June 2026
African American Catholics have long been discriminated against and excluded by our church and community.
—Laura Washington, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
If the allegations prove to be true, the case would add to a large body of evidence that several elite industries really do discriminate against white people.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
On June 2, the Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that had been determined to have intentionally discriminated against Black voters.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 8 June 2026
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Cannabis, thoughtfully integrated, offers a differentiating catalyst — a way to make the experience of a neighborhood bookshop or an independent record store feel qualitatively more immersive, more connective, more worth leaving home for.—
Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Incoming Chief Executive Officer John Ternus has said that the Air helps differentiate the company’s offerings.—
Mark Gurman,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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The June Bootids tend to be very slow meteors, which helps astronomers distinguish them from other meteors that may appear to originate from a radiant in the same region.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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But in the 1980s, when the species turned up in North Africa, a region that had its own distinct screwworm, scientists needed a way to distinguish between the two, said Cammack, an assistant professor and the state extension specialist at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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“Discriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminate. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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