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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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This includes adoption of digital pathology tools to diagnose tissue samples and use of new theranostics imaging technology to individualize care for each patient at the molecular level.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2026
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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
Verb
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Design for systems that can absorb a surprise, not systems that assume surprises can be enumerated.—
Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Morris was closemouthed about her origins, but enumerated her various conditions with a kind of doleful enjoyment.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Companies rely on merchandise to help build brand recognition, establish a position in the market and serve as a way to differentiate themselves.—
Jay Deutsch,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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In real life, Bright is differentiating herself with slightly longer hair.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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Joe O’Connor, assistant director at TSM, detailed some deals that have been completed this year or are still delayed after years.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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In the courtroom gallery, family members of the victims dabbed away tears as a prosecutor detailed the final moments of almost 100 people who died after using the lethal products purchased from Law.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Per this three-year contract, the system’s 470,000 students and 63,000 faculty and staff across 22 campuses will continue to have access to ChatGPT Edu, billed by the company as a version of the chatbot customized for educational institutions.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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The brokerage window allows the employee to choose a target date fund that’s not in the core 401(k) offerings or customize the asset allocation of the account.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
28 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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The failures of this dictatorship are so monumental that no list, no matter how long, can fully itemize them.—
Carlos Eire,
Time,
23 Apr. 2026
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So much of The Last Supper involved characterizing songs, movies, music videos, paintings, and so on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have observed and characterized the initial stages of hydrogen-uranium corrosion for the first time.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Meanwhile, telehealth companies have not historically followed the same rules that drugmakers have in disclosing medication risks in advertisements.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Snowflake disclosed a roughly $6 billion commitment to Amazon Web Services, expanding its use of Amazon’s custom Graviton chips and AI computing infrastructure.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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“Particularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularize. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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