as in differentiated
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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Studios are smaller, operations are simpler, and the concept is differentiated enough to cut through the noise.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Just last week, Carolyn differentiated herself in the Kennedy compound by insisting that her job gave her a sense of purpose.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Today, membership in the Academy is by invitation of the 55-person Board of Governors, the governing body of the Academy, and is limited to those who have distinguished themselves in the motion picture industry.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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Harold Pollack is the Helen Ross distinguished service professor at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago.—
Michael Frerichs,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Secerned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secerned. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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