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
  • Stewart continued to embrace a broad range of stage and screen roles throughout his career, never differentiating between the ideas of high art and mass entertainment.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
  • There are different bumps and divots in the bone to take in, small details differentiating each one from the next.
    — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 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
  • One of the defining features of Whataburger has always been its friendliness to customizing your meal—made to order.
    — Gabe Hiatt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Channel your inner fashion designer by choosing from the 19 color options, selecting two to three initials to embroider on the bag, and customizing the color of your monogram with one of 13 color options, creating a one-of-a-kind design.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of customizing
Verb
  • The figure is also adjusted to account for share buybacks and based on company filings and court records detailing share issuances and sales.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Not long after, the state officials began sending letters to homeowners detailing these soil testing results.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 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 first one, released in 1986, featured Stevie Ray Vaughan playing guitar in front of a huge Texas flag and uttering the now-famous slogan into the camera.
    — Katie Standing, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of uttering
Verb
  • Davydov knows this, even if the circumstances of his life have repeatedly made even stating the desire for these things aloud—let alone actively pursuing them—acts of extraordinary courage.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Open with the facts, stating things like how much the initiative missed by or where the quarter came in.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of stating
Verb
  • Detectives are not disclosing where the incident happened to protect the child's privacy.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Only companies transparently disclosing their environmental data are considered for inclusion in the ranking.
    — Charlotte Hu, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of disclosing
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