differentiating

verb

present participle of differentiate
as in distinguishing
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 differentiating But cultivating consumer trust, as opposed to pursuing rapid product expansion and chasing virality, has become a defining — and differentiating — aspect of Westman Atelier’s go-to-market model. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 Meta is differentiating its new AI coding tool and Muse Spark family of models by price rather than capabilities when compared to popular offerings from from Anthropic and OpenAI, Wang said. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Leading companies like Anthropic and Apple strategically position themselves on AI safety and privacy, differentiating their brands and attracting talent. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 So mathematicians try to come up with foolproof methods for differentiating them. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 23 July 2026 This year, Bürstner is all about expanding and differentiating the individual models of both the Signature motorhome and Habiton camper van families. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026 This specific layout filters out background protons and electrons while mapping the exact direction of incoming neutrons, thereby differentiating between normal atmospheric radiation and a hidden nuclear weapon. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 Not all insurgent candidates are alike Even among this cycle’s insurgent progressives, political ideology is not the only differentiating element that seems to matter to Democratic primary voters. — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 7 July 2026 The Oilers will have plenty of recall depth in Bakersfield (Jones, Hutson, Connor Clattenburg), but Tralmaks offers a differentiating skill set in that group. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiating
  1. distinguishing
  2. discriminating
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  • In recent years, white supremacists have embraced the concept of lactose intolerance as a distinguishing debility of nonwhite people.
    — Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The app offers a free entry-level service, while distinguishing itself with an option for 3-D modeling of a client’s cellar, starting at $1,500 to $5,000.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of distinguishing
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  • Pointedly, none were discovered according to an agent’s discriminating taste or molded by an editor into a font of commercial storytelling.
    — M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • However, some of them didn’t seem to mind when others were discriminating against students there that were either Israeli or Jewish.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of discriminating

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“Differentiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiating. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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