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as in to individualize
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Recent Examples of particularize
Wagner works hard to particularize these women, but the play, which has over the years lost an intermission and been streamlined into one 95-minute act, has trouble getting started.
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New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
His Democratic opponent was quick to particularize the term for low-information voters: Barbour had lobbied not only for Big Oil, nuclear power plants, and some more-or-less savory foreign governments.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
The Justice Department, which intervened on Trump’s behalf in New York, has taken a narrower approach, saying Vance must prove ‘‘particularized need’’ for the records before they are released to a grand jury.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2019
New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
His Democratic opponent was quick to particularize the term for low-information voters: Barbour had lobbied not only for Big Oil, nuclear power plants, and some more-or-less savory foreign governments.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
The Justice Department, which intervened on Trump’s behalf in New York, has taken a narrower approach, saying Vance must prove ‘‘particularized need’’ for the records before they are released to a grand jury.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularize
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Users can create and individualize a profile page for their account that other users can view.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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Democrats are also running legislation aimed at preventing companies from using mass data collection to customize prices for online shoppers and individualize wages for gig workers like Uber drivers.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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At one point, Lennon was musing about his belief in reincarnation, and enumerating some of his past lives and identities, when Ono made a blunt analogy.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The bread cart holds a mind-boggling array of varieties beautifully presented and enumerated by the waiter.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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The biggest differentiating factor was the use of an agent harness, a piece of code that wraps around an LLM to guide it through a series of specific tasks.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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On a related note, leaders need to be better at differentiating between truly high-quality thinking, and something copied directly from AI that will make people roll their eyes.—
David Rock,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Licata’s email detailing plans for former INA students comes after more than 130 people signed up for a public comment session during the April 28 meeting where board members voted to close the campus.—
Samuel O’Neal
May 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2026
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The second detailed the compound’s molecular blueprint.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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According to eCosmetics, each customer’s experience on eCosmetics is dynamically customized.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Each pack is customized based on the type of vitamin, with designs like flowers or jewels.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Some filers who itemize tax breaks have also seen windfalls from the bigger federal deduction limit for state and local taxes, known as SALT.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Who is this going to affect? Broadly, people who itemize usually have higher incomes.—
Wheeler Cowperthwaite,
The Providence Journal,
22 Apr. 2026
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In a statement Sunday, airport CEO Phil Washington characterized the person who was killed as a trespasser.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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These starburst regions are characterized by exceptionally high rates of star formation, making M77 a dynamic and evolving galaxy.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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The agency did not disclose how many people were being monitored in California.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Christensen disclosed his relationship with school psychology professor Bryn Harris to the university through the proper channels in late 2025, according to CU’s vice president of communications, Michele Ames.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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“Particularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularize. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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