distinguish
Example Sentences
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By the twentieth century, the idea of Western civilization had taken hold in the U.S., which had earlier sought to distinguish itself from the Old World.
Restorations of unknown date have resulted in the exposure of under drawing in certain areas, like the drapery of Salome, and a blurring of the line distinguishing the Virgin’s pillow from the gilded ground.
Central bankers increasingly distinguish between one-time price adjustments and persistent inflation.
This property reveals how electrons join together to form the superconducting state and serves as a clear signature that distinguishes a superconductor from an ordinary metal.
From Science Daily
Some of the recent incidents “highlight the difficulties the Americans will now face in distinguishing meaningfully between forces of the new Syrian government and ISIS,” Heller said.
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