differentiation

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Recent Examples of differentiation The question is whether specialized legal technology providers can maintain meaningful differentiation when the largest technology companies in the world have decided that legal services are strategically important. Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 That differentiation in its view lies in exclusivity, a focus on emerging designers and a stronger editorial point of view. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 17 June 2026 That aesthetic is a point of differentiation between Bussi and Andersen, a goalie who, when operating at 100 percent, plays a manual-perfect version of the position. Sean Gentille, New York Times, 12 June 2026 There has also been growing differentiation among specific sector demand. Diana Olick, CNBC, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for differentiation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiation
Noun
  • In May, the EEOC filed a discrimination lawsuit against the New York Times alleging discrimination against a white male employee, which the Times has rejected as politically motivated.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Calling for reinstatement of the team, the group said the school’s decision was based on false information and amounted to gender discrimination under Title IX.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • If religion is corrupted by breaking down the wall of separation, much the same is true of the state.
    Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The floorplan is arranged with a clear separation between the living areas and private sleeping quarters of the home.
    Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • There's a demarcation between those two and the rest of the center group.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • LaBarge frequently interrupts the telling to braid her narrative so tautly with those of others that their language blurs together, quotation marks vanishing, lines of demarcation eroding.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The film carries a further distinction as one of the first war features shot entirely in Bali.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • It is earned through transparency, verification, and a clear distinction between fact, inference, and speculation.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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“Differentiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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