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distinguish

[dih-sting-gwish] / dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ /




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She should read labels, mistrust mysterious additives, interrogate old nutritional orthodoxies and learn to distinguish “real” food from whatever came before it.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

But the new research indicates that congenital infection by itself may not be enough to distinguish venereal syphilis from other diseases caused by related treponemal bacteria.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

"Dogs can distinguish between positive emotions and all the others, but they don't seem to be able to distinguish between the different negative emotions," Hernández-Pérez, also at the University of Vienna, told BBC News.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Airlines are competing fiercely to distinguish themselves when it comes to wine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Took me forever to distinguish up from down and break the surface of the water.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

This absence distinguishes Silescelida acristata from nearly all of its close relatives.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

“The ability to imagine a different world is what distinguishes the leaders of any social movement,” Linda Greenhouse once wrote of Ginsburg.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

It is the only book with language that distinguishes which purchases fund FLAG’s mission or pay Adams directly.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

What distinguishes Fishtown is that many longtime residents stayed even as property values soared.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

It’s enormous, nearly the size of a commercial liner—except thin and sleek, with an elegant, sharp-nosed design that distinguishes it from the other jets.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

"I'm really more of a paleoecologist, paleogeographer, not a taxonomist," says Dr. Cruz, who noticed unusual features in the Tar Pits specimens that distinguished S. labreae from known spadefoot toads.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: In your column at the end of this most recent term, you distinguished between the Supreme Court’s power to say what the law is after Marbury v.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Those premium bottles are distinguished by their age.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

He has also distinguished between ongoing inflation and one-time price increases caused by supply constraints.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Root gave much of the credit for her success to William, noting that she had both “the services of her distinguished husband” and his “secret methods of solving ciphers.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Dr. Mary K. Mulcahey, chief of sports medicine at Loyola University Medical Center, who specializes in shoulder and knee injuries, said AI would likely have a hard time distinguishing between different types of meniscus tears.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

First, practice distinguishing between what the Constitution says and what judges and justices say about the Constitution, a document riddled with aspirational vagaries and flexible abstractions.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

"Bristle worm jaws also showed size-dependent elasticity. This is a distinguishing feature of bio-metals when compared to standard crystalline metals like copper or silver," said author Christian Hellmich.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

Inspecting roofs, especially distinguishing between wind and hail damage, involves a certain degree of subjective judgment.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

The letter concluded with a long list of various types of ferns, complete with their distinguishing characteristics.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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