as in distinctness
the quality or state of being different
the pronounced distinctiveness of his style of playing the violin
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Noun
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Your wallet — and your customer service experience — will depend on knowing the difference.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025 -
For planes flying 30,000 feet above sea level or military vehicles traveling through combat zones, that level of reliability can mean the difference between life and death.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But there is little diversity in these feeder roles.—
Gena Cox,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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No court has outlawed private-sector diversity, equity, and inclusion.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The only Sacagawea dollar coin sold at the auction without the distinction of having been flown to space was sold for $120,000.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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The biggest distinction is at coordinator.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In that spirit, the exhibition resists the expectation that women and non-binary artists must define themselves in contrast to a male norm.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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In contrast to conventional phases of matter, the non-equilibrium quantum ones are defined by their dynamical and time-evolving properties.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Distinctiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distinctiveness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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