secerns

present tense third-person singular of secern
as in differentiates
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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  • Doble said what differentiates Explorium Distilled's concept from Good City Brewing is going to focus more on curating a robust selection of cocktails alongside their brews and food offerings.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • What consistently differentiates successful transformations is a disciplined focus on enterprise value, where technology, culture and operations are rewired together rather than in isolation.
    Charisma Glassman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • What distinguishes us is our meticulous work regarding every segment of the industry.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The technology identifies flight paths, distinguishes between real warheads and decoys, and provides information to guide interception systems.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Secerns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secerns. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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