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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
Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
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
That’s a problem built into the bloated mash-up of genres: Comedy is based on particularizing human behavior, but allegory is based on generalizing it.
—New York Times, 10 Oct. 2019
New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
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
That’s a problem built into the bloated mash-up of genres: Comedy is based on particularizing human behavior, but allegory is based on generalizing it.
—New York Times, 10 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularize
Verb
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Collaborate with local experts to individualize events.—
Adam Deflorian,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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By using this term, which individualizes extremism, law enforcement officials may also depoliticize their work.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Ukrainian defense and intelligence government leaders and experts shared concrete data with our mission, enumerating the alarmingly global — not European — nature of this conflict.—
Laura Thornton,
Twin Cities,
27 June 2025
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The actors targeted real-time streaming protocol servers hosting the cameras in a large-scale campaign, which included attempts to enumerate devices and gain access to the cameras’ feeds.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 May 2025
Verb
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In a saturated mid-market bracket, Hampton’s leadership has managed to differentiate the brand through an obsessive drive to understand customers.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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When compared to bikes with comparable performance, the E-VO differentiates itself with its cost.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 29,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
Verb
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The findings of the investigation were outlined in a report released Friday that detailed the events that led to Connecticut State Police Trooper Joseph Godbout firing one round in the chest of Ruben Muller, who was 41 at the time of the incident on Dec. 30, 2023.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
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In May, ProPublica published a story detailing the horrors of Hurricane Helene’s impact on one of those counties, Yancey.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
27 June 2025
Verb
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That being said, this is a great pasta salad to customize to your tastes.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2025
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There's a powerful headlight and braking tail-light combo, plus funky colored strip lights that can be customized through a mobile app.—
Paul Ridden
June 24,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
Verb
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The letter also itemized rural hospitals at risk in Alaska, Kentucky, West Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
12 June 2025
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Garrett Watson, the director of policy analysis at the Tax Foundation, told ABC News that the majority of taxpayers do not itemize when the file their taxes.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Newspapers have characterized the issues as a clash of personalities between the editor and presenter Naga Munchetty, who has herself been accused of making colleagues uncomfortable.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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The caliber is also characterized by a vertical clutch and column wheel mechanism with chronograph minutes displayed by a central hand that jumps forward every 60 seconds.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Details about the shooting and the restraining order were not disclosed, citing the ongoing investigation.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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The China Central Television (CCTV) disclosed the full footage on Sunday showing how Chinese military dispatched two J-16 fighter jets to warn and expel a foreign aircraft for breaching China's territorial sea boundary.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Particularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularize. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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