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as in discriminatory
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
accused of discriminating practices in the hiring of employees
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as in characteristic
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
a discriminating feature of poison ivy is a compound leaf with three mitten-shaped leaflets
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as in differentiating
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 discriminating
IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
Perhaps audiences aren't so much bored with superhero movies as becoming more discriminating in their choices.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Wcco Staff, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
But some argue that discriminating against solo diners will only drive loneliness.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Turning Selectivity Into Strategy A range of more discriminating strategies have been explored, including tweaking the shape and timing of electrical pulses and using multi-contact electrodes to maneuver currents in specific directions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
Perhaps audiences aren't so much bored with superhero movies as becoming more discriminating in their choices.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools on Tuesday, alleging the district is violating Title VII by discriminating against teachers based on their race, gender and national origin, per the complaint.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
But some argue that discriminating against solo diners will only drive loneliness.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminating
Adjective
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According to a settlement announced Friday between the district and the California Attorney General’s Office, the district’s open enrollment process allegedly gave an advantage to higher income families, creating discriminatory barriers for students from disadvantaged groups.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The state ordered the district to provide outside training for all administrators and history teachers to ensure instruction is not discriminatory or antisemitic.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Their opposition serves to rein in your sign’s characteristic perfectionism by making your goal about enjoying yourself, rather than creating something seemingly flawless.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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But for the LRDs, that ultraviolet light would filter through their cocoons, trickling out as visible light and creating the characteristic red hue.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
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Lilium Jet Lilium focuses on regional air mobility rather than short-hop urban routes, differentiating itself from most air taxi competitors.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Either way, each realizes the route to victory means differentiating herself from the other.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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To make matters worse, charging nonresidents more than residents pay is mean-spirited and unfair.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Dungy wrote on social media that the schedule was unfair.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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To that point, Lee stressed the importance of city names preceding a team name as a distinguishing factor.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Presidents learn quickly the wisdom of distinguishing between an authoritarian regime and the people who suffer under its rule.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Leia will sport an adventurous look while Han will wear his distinctive black Corellian vest.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Faithfull’s signature, distinctive, melodic, high-register vocals had defined her career, but her voice was permanently altered by severe laryngitis and her persistent drug abuse.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But beyond all that, the sports issue has brought out the reality of biology itself, underscoring the fact that femininity and masculinity are not just states of mind, and that men and women are irreversibly, insurmountably different and distinct in anatomy and physiology.—
Alanna Smith,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The stimulation produces a distinct physical sensation inside the nose.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The company intends to move away from the low-volume manufacturing typical of the aviation industry.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The project could also bypass typical rezoning requirements, allowing building to occur in agricultural and natural areas.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Discriminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminating. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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