secerned

past tense of secern
as in differentiated
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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  • Founded by siblings Dario and Daniela Amodei along with a group of ex-OpenAI employees in 2021, Anthropic has differentiated itself both by focusing on safety and reliability and by targeting enterprise users.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • More than deserving an honorable mention is realtor extraordinaire Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury), who ultimately differentiated herself from the cacophony of the first two seasons to become a true confidante to Carrie… much in the same way Samantha was before her.
    Dan Heching, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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  • Office attire distinguished our professional identity from our personal one.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Founded by architect Paul McClean in 2000, the firm has distinguished itself with its impressive residential designs around the world, from a mountain home set in the rocky landscape of Whistler to a Hollywood Hills haven overlooking the city.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Secerned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secerned. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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