- present participle of distinguish.
distinguishing
Example Sentences
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X-Energy has early commercial agreements with Amazon and Dow, distinguishing it from competitors.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
You’re kind of distinguishing her from what we now think of as YA, “Young Adult.”
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
The only distinguishing features were a few hurried strips of grilled chicken and a light dusting of Tony Chachere’s — not stirred into the sauce, mind you, but sprinkled on top, like an afterthought.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Once they were informed that synthetic images were present, their average accuracy in distinguishing real from fake rose to 75%.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
So when, in 1651, Pascal drafted an introduction to his unfinished treatise on the vacuum he started by distinguishing two sources of knowledge: reason and authority.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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