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to understand or point out the difference in it was hard at first to differentiate between the two styles of music
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Recent Examples of differentiated
Big Think, 24 Apr. 2026 Raymond James initiates WisdomTree at outperform Raymond James said the company has a differentiated offering. —Michael Bloom, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026 Beyond dyeing, Bossa continue to advance its Circular Dye concept, not only as a dye innovation but also to create differentiated melange and tonal effects at the yarn level, adding originality and visual richness to the collection. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026 The ass as medical entity grew starkly differentiated from the ass as pleasure zone. —Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 Our language, cinema, is highly differentiated and there are as many approaches to this language as there are filmmakers. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2026 Judges can address this by actively managing calendars, using differentiated case management tools, and prioritizing hearings to move cases forward while ensuring due process. —Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026 This archetype has been around as long as storytelling itself, but it’s actually made up of several highly differentiated sub-archetypes. —Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026 Custom chips optimized for physical AI with differentiated power profiles and compute pathways will be essential as robots and wearables proliferate. —John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Most supporters of the war have differentiated between the pope’s jurisdiction on theological matters versus political matters. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026 Even when they were warned to look out for deepfakes, the doctors only differentiated them accurately 75% of the time. —Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026 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 When everyone’s optimized, nobody’s differentiated. —Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026 But one key detail differentiated this moment from any in Minnesota. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026 But an education model that is purely differentiated can risk losing some other learning opportunities. —Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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What happens is that its internal density and temperature profile changes, so that greater densities and temperatures concentrate in the core, leading to a more differentiated star with a photosphere on the outside, a radiative zone internally, and then a fusion zone in the core. —Big Think, 24 Apr. 2026 Raymond James initiates WisdomTree at outperform Raymond James said the company has a differentiated offering. —Michael Bloom, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026 Beyond dyeing, Bossa continue to advance its Circular Dye concept, not only as a dye innovation but also to create differentiated melange and tonal effects at the yarn level, adding originality and visual richness to the collection. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026 The ass as medical entity grew starkly differentiated from the ass as pleasure zone. —Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 Our language, cinema, is highly differentiated and there are as many approaches to this language as there are filmmakers. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2026 Judges can address this by actively managing calendars, using differentiated case management tools, and prioritizing hearings to move cases forward while ensuring due process. —Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026 This archetype has been around as long as storytelling itself, but it’s actually made up of several highly differentiated sub-archetypes. —Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026 Custom chips optimized for physical AI with differentiated power profiles and compute pathways will be essential as robots and wearables proliferate. —John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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The various noodle soups are differentiated by the composition of their broth base as well as the toppings included. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Most supporters of the war have differentiated between the pope’s jurisdiction on theological matters versus political matters. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026 Even when they were warned to look out for deepfakes, the doctors only differentiated them accurately 75% of the time. —Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026 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 When everyone’s optimized, nobody’s differentiated. —Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026 But one key detail differentiated this moment from any in Minnesota. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026 But an education model that is purely differentiated can risk losing some other learning opportunities. —Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiated
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These are specialized cartridges intended for shooting small, non-game animals that are essentially pests, including prairie dogs, ground squirrels, coyotes, foxes and rabbits, that are either a threat to agriculture or wildlife management, or are potentially dangerous.— David Szondy April 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
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Data on dietary habits exists in a few cookbooks, but researchers have to employ highly specialized methods in order to glean what the status of their health was.— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
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Romvari’s images are distinguished by their dual sense of logical efficacy and aesthetic loft.— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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Although its primary teachings refer to the Bible, the Kimbanguist Church is distinguished by its veneration of Kimbangu as the Black embodiment of the Holy Spirit.— Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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China replied with a limited list of individual companies that were allowed to sell to China, but without explanation.— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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People may benefit from a structured, straightforward assessment process conducted by qualified professionals, offering faster access and easier navigation compared to traditional models with long waitlists and limited specialists.— Lucy Jones April 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
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The attorney general is obsessed with the idea that laws underpinning equal treatment for groups that have been historically discriminated against amount to discrimination against white men, and are therefore unconstitutional.— Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
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Piggybacking off the petition, the Pacific Legal Foundation last week filed a Title IX lawsuit against Cal Baptist on behalf of three former wrestlers, who allege the university discriminated against them by eliminating their program in pursuit of proportionality.— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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The restricted activities would include running ornamental fountains, noncommercial pressure washing and car washing, among several others.— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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However, a small set of rooms in the Palace wing is not accessible to those with restricted mobility.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Investigators confirmed Unruh had filed for divorce in August 2025 and had separated from Orlando.— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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The footprint takes up Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh and part of the North Shore, with the two sites separated by a river.— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Many of these models are trained on stupendously large datasets comprising material culled from online sources, from which broader statistical patterns can be extracted and discerned.— Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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But alas, as those packages pile up outside your apartment door, the boxes inevitably contain a plethora of lulus and turkeys, things that barely fit or flatter you, made of fabric whose cheesiness could not be discerned from the AI photos on the internet.— Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Differentiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/differentiated. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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