as in to distinguish
to understand or point out the difference in
it was hard at first to differentiate between the two styles of music
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Recent Examples of differentiate
In addition, the drug appears to be exceptionally well tolerated among trial users — which may help differentiate it from competing products.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Boise piloted the pepper ball launchers — which typically have bright yellow parts to differentiate from long guns — in 2024, before buying into a broader roll-out last year.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2026
That's according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half the deaths were women and children.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
The asteroid that reshaped the moon One key detail involved whether the impactor was differentiated.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Boise piloted the pepper ball launchers — which typically have bright yellow parts to differentiate from long guns — in 2024, before buying into a broader roll-out last year.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2026
That's according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half the deaths were women and children.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
The asteroid that reshaped the moon One key detail involved whether the impactor was differentiated.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiate
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But his team distinguished themselves through superior organisation with and without the ball, exploiting space to play to the specific strengths of their personnel.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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That framework, Yeon says, distinguishes Korean commercial cinema from other markets.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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The Justice Department said in the letter that Yale violated the law by intentionally discriminating based on race in its admissions.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale School of Medicine of discriminating based on race in its admissions, by favoring Black and Hispanic applicants over White and Asian ones.—
Susan Svrluga,
Washington Post,
14 May 2026
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“Differentiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiate. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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