as in to differentiate
to understand or point out the difference in
those philistines who seemingly cannot secern artistic depiction of the nude from blatant pornography
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The market didn’t seem to differentiate between the few Chinese pharmaceutical names manufactured in the US.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025 -
What differentiates these drugs is less a matter of their purpose, and more a matter of how our laws and media treat these drugs.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Innovating Under Constraints What distinguishes Aravind is not merely his technical expertise, but his strategic approach.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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The platform delivers several breakthrough capabilities that distinguish it from traditional object storage solutions.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Secern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secern. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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