particularizing

verb

present participle of particularize
1
as in individualizing

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Relevance
2
as in enumerating

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularizing
  1. differentiating
  2. enumerating
  3. customizing
  4. detailing
  5. itemizing
  6. uttering
  7. stating
  8. disclosing
Verb
  • The material has, in recent years, become a darling of the watch industry exactly for that reason—the exercise of the challenge itself is often a differentiating point in watchmaking.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But cultivating consumer trust, as opposed to pursuing rapid product expansion and chasing virality, has become a defining — and differentiating — aspect of Westman Atelier’s go-to-market model.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of differentiating
Verb
  • Though deferred action dates back at least to President Richard Nixon, Meissner issued a memo in 2000 enumerating 13 factors that immigration agents should consider before deporting someone.
    — Lauren Villagran, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of enumerating
Verb
  • Beachyville consists of 16 sheds the family bought from Home Depot and spent the winter building, painting, and customizing as an interactive experience.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • With options for soft blues, warm earth tones, classic grays, and muted pinks, the collection is a jumping-off point for customizing your color scheme.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of customizing
Verb
  • Sabato De Sarno, who was succeeded by Demna as the creative head of Gucci in 2025, has been sharing his passion for art with his 314,000 followers on Instagram, also detailing book, scholarship and design jury projects.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Images of massive fires at oil refineries and warehouses showed up online despite restrictions on publication of content detailing the attacks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of detailing
Verb
  • To partly offset that, the OBBB created a new charitable contribution deduction that can be taken without itemizing expenses.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The standard deduction is a blanket deduction that all taxpayers can take without itemizing.
    — Brian Sloan,Dan Avery, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of itemizing
Verb
  • The other was a tearing beauty, a creature so lovely that one look at her sent young men’s blood pressure skyward and set them to uttering wild, hoarse cries and tearing telephone directories apart with the bare hands.
    — John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of uttering
Verb
  • The video shows Dowdell, in a Georgia shirt, relearning how to walk while stating that his story is not over.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • For decades selectors presented Hall candidates to the rest of the selectors by stating a case for that person using statistics, testimony and endorsements from various respected football sources.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of stating
Verb
  • Transparency without context can breed distrust, because disclosing a number is not the same as justifying it, and both expectations and the law have moved on.
    — Aniela Unguresan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The expert said Clancy also may have worried that disclosing her most severe symptoms could jeopardize her nursing license.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of disclosing
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