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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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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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Adding small linear designs is a great way to individualize this look and make your nails pop.—
Odeya Pinkus,
InStyle,
25 Jan. 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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Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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When everyone’s optimized, nobody’s differentiated.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Some Chinese analysts argue that not providing security guarantees to partners represents a calculated approach from Beijing that differentiates it from the US.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Nevertheless, Vance is unquestionably smart and, more than perhaps anyone else in this kakistocracy-like administration, has carefully detailed the case for opposing America’s endless international interventions.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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In tandem with the release, Styles has also detailed plans for a concert film, One Night In Manchester.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2026
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Equipment is customized to the millimeter.—
Oksana Masters,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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Records show the avant-garde Los Angeles compound assembled and customized over several decades by the legendary filmmaker, who died in January 2025 at age 78, went to an unnamed buyer for $13 million.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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Along with an increase on the child tax credit, the standard deduction went up slightly, benefiting the vast majority of taxpayers who don’t itemize.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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People who have not previously itemized their SALT deduction might want to consider it this year.—
Adriana Morga,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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For the first few years of its implementation, the NIL era has been mostly characterized by institutions and sponsors falling all over themselves to help create a new class of multi-millionaires – even before most of them are of legal drinking age.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Analysts have broadly characterized Mojtaba as a powerful figure with limited public and international profiles, operating somewhat behind the scenes but enjoying major influence.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Attorneys for Meta say the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences -- acknowledging that some bad material still gets through its safety net.—
MORGAN LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Terms were not disclosed but the deal is worth $8 million, according to multiple reports.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Particularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularize. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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