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as in to individualize
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Recent Examples of particularize
Wagner works hard to particularize these women, but the play, which has over the years lost an intermission and been streamlined into one 95-minute act, has trouble getting started.
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New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
His Democratic opponent was quick to particularize the term for low-information voters: Barbour had lobbied not only for Big Oil, nuclear power plants, and some more-or-less savory foreign governments.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
The Justice Department, which intervened on Trump’s behalf in New York, has taken a narrower approach, saying Vance must prove ‘‘particularized need’’ for the records before they are released to a grand jury.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2019
New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
His Democratic opponent was quick to particularize the term for low-information voters: Barbour had lobbied not only for Big Oil, nuclear power plants, and some more-or-less savory foreign governments.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
The Justice Department, which intervened on Trump’s behalf in New York, has taken a narrower approach, saying Vance must prove ‘‘particularized need’’ for the records before they are released to a grand jury.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularize
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Democrats are also running legislation aimed at preventing companies from using mass data collection to customize prices for online shoppers and individualize wages for gig workers like Uber drivers.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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Adding small linear designs is a great way to individualize this look and make your nails pop.—
Odeya Pinkus,
InStyle,
25 Jan. 2026
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The bread cart holds a mind-boggling array of varieties beautifully presented and enumerated by the waiter.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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As cannabis brands look for ways to differentiate products beyond potency, cannabinoids associated with specific functional benefits, such as sleep, focus and metabolic health, are moving into the spotlight.—
Thomas Andersen,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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In an email to the sponsor group, officials noted that their tax reports do not differentiate between hotels and short-term rentals.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Preliminary reports from the NTSB do not detail probable causes of crashes or any contributing factors.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, Gidney and a collaborator detailed a quantum program that could break RSA encryption in eight hours with 20 million qubits.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Keep reading to learn how to customize your lock screen.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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And like the Sonderwunsche factory commission cars, the watches are fully customized, usually to match the customer’s car.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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About 20% of the Constitution itemizes things that the federal and state governments may not do.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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For 2025 returns, experts say a larger share of taxpayers may itemize than in recent years.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Lorie Konish,Kamaron McNair,Greg Iacurci,Mike Winters,Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Afterward, a student in the audience complained to his parents that, at the event, the deaths of Palestinian civilians had been characterized as collateral damage—a regrettable but unavoidable consequence of the battle against Hamas.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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That message, closely aligned with how Trump has characterized his own legal battles, was also front and center in Paxton’s remarks at the Ronald Reagan dinner Friday night.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
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Amid a drumbeat of disclosures that begin to exact consequences for some powerful people — particularly Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Britain's former Prince Andrew — Congress passed legislation to force the Justice Department to disclose its investigative files on Epstein.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The terms of the deal have not been publicly disclosed, but Publicis announced the acquisition in a release on Thursday.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Particularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularize. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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