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
  • As outlined above, the biggest challenge in assembling the list was differentiating between importance and form.
    — Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As frontier models catch up with one another within weeks, data is becoming the differentiating factor in AI.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 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
  • Many parents of children with unique abilities homeschool with the scholarship, customizing an education with the specialized services and therapies their child needs.
    — Erika Donalds, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Just like Cunningham, Mena recommends bringing reference photos and customizing the length to your face shape, neck, and natural hair texture.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of customizing
Verb
  • Earlier this week, Variety published an in-depth report detailing how Jair Bolsonaro dismantled Brazil’s audiovisual sector, alerting to a similar future ahead if Flávio Bolsonaro wins the upcoming elections.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The statement comes after the three researchers, Tomek Korbak, Jasmine Wang and Mikita Balesni, posted a letter to OpenAI's various safety oversight groups detailing the circumstances around their firings and their concerns about AI.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 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
  • Brennaman was off the air for four years after uttering a homophobic slur on a live microphone during a Cincinnati Reds game.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of uttering
Verb
  • Two working spray bottles with yellowish liquid were also found in the kitchen without labels stating what was inside.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In fact, the very week our paper was accepted, a leading expert gave a lecture stating that everyone knew T cells could not be grown in culture.
    — Robert C. Gallo, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of stating
Verb
  • The drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in March, so the company isn't disclosing exact revenue figures.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • It’s led creatives to walk a tricky line between the wish to experiment with AI and the havoc disclosing its use can wreak.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of disclosing
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“Particularizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularizing. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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