particularize

Definition of particularizenext

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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. New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularize
Verb
  • Users can create and individualize a profile page for their account that other users can view.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • An investigation by the Better Government Association’s Illinois Answers Project enumerated the most striking failings of the city’s anti-displacement efforts.
    David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Ruggiero enumerated on the problems for small professional theaters trying to stage musicals these days.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • What’s even more striking is the fact that the Puerto Rican scalloped hammerheads were not only differentiated from the Northwest Atlantic population, but also showed genetic separation from populations sampled in Belize and Brazil!
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Can voters differentiate between two candidates with the same name?
    Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • In an interview with Forbes, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination’s Chris Meledandri detail the working relationship between the two companies and how that synergy has led to ongoing success.
    Karla Cote, Variety, 30 June 2026
  • The posts all linked to an official press release on the restaurant's website, which included a lengthy artist's statement that detailed how the large, rectangular collage came together.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Anyone can apply to customize the building's lights for a special occasion via a form on the skyscraper's website.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's outfits weren't the only things customized for their wedding on July 3.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • An additional change is the new floor on charitable contributions for those who itemize expenses.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The purchases, most of which were itemized on city records as office supplies, included gifts and decorations for family birthday parties, women’s, men’s and children’s clothing; $19,000 in groceries, children’s toys, cosmetics, bed linens, tablecloths and home decorations.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • To characterize the new mode, Kyle Uckert, SHERLOC’s deputy principal investigator at NASA’s JPL, and his colleagues collected spectra from spare flight optics in their own lab.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
  • The standoff forces the platform to weigh compliance against a potentially expanding pattern of government control over social media — a tension that has also characterized India’s years-long friction with X over content-takedown orders.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • That mother’s name wasn’t publicly disclosed in the court record containing her complaint.
    David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The hearing Wednesday began with a discussion about how to screen documents that may be protected by attorney-client privilege before they are disclosed to prosecutors.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

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“Particularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularize. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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