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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
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Meta is arguably the most popular brand for this type of wearable in the US right now, but others like Tecno and Rokid – whose glasses include a head-up display for live captions and notifications in your field of vision (review coming soon) – could catch up with differentiated offerings.
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New Atlas,
24 June 2026
The new format will be familiar to fans of other sports like soccer, where some leagues feature differentiated divisions that promote and retain the best performing teams, while relegating those who don’t perform as well to lower circuits.
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Dominic Chu,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
New solutions like those from Addition Wealth, a financial engagement and education platform used among Edward Jones practice teams and backed by Edward Jones Ventures, the firm’s venture capital arm, are making that education more differentiated and accessible at scale.
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Julia Bartak,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Ken understands the subscription business and has a strong sense of how journalism creates lasting value for audiences — not only through individual stories, but through broader editorial strategy, exclusives and differentiated reporting readers cannot get anywhere else.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
That framing implicitly challenges the notion that California is uniquely and imminently on the verge of a Medi-Cal‑driven systemwide collapse, instead portraying the problem as a differentiated set of pressures across programs.
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Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The wrap varieties are differentiated by the sauce, which comes in classic, spicy, or blackened Ranch flavors.
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Blog posts and pages are often differentiated in terms of the timeliness (or timelessness) of the content.
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Jeremy Saks,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Like we’re focused on offering something differentiated.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
The asteroid that reshaped the moon One key detail involved whether the impactor was differentiated.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
These channels simultaneously differentiated themselves from CNN while constantly measuring themselves against their older rival.
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Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
Steller sea lions are separated into Western and Eastern populations and are differentiated by physical and genetic attributes.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
His process was marked by a certain eccentricity that differentiated his art from a lot of similar work.
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Target’s most recent results show its differentiated merchandising strategy is working.
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Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Meta is arguably the most popular brand for this type of wearable in the US right now, but others like Tecno and Rokid – whose glasses include a head-up display for live captions and notifications in your field of vision (review coming soon) – could catch up with differentiated offerings.
—
New Atlas,
24 June 2026
The new format will be familiar to fans of other sports like soccer, where some leagues feature differentiated divisions that promote and retain the best performing teams, while relegating those who don’t perform as well to lower circuits.
—
Dominic Chu,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
New solutions like those from Addition Wealth, a financial engagement and education platform used among Edward Jones practice teams and backed by Edward Jones Ventures, the firm’s venture capital arm, are making that education more differentiated and accessible at scale.
—
Julia Bartak,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Ken understands the subscription business and has a strong sense of how journalism creates lasting value for audiences — not only through individual stories, but through broader editorial strategy, exclusives and differentiated reporting readers cannot get anywhere else.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
That framing implicitly challenges the notion that California is uniquely and imminently on the verge of a Medi-Cal‑driven systemwide collapse, instead portraying the problem as a differentiated set of pressures across programs.
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Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Verb
What’s even more striking is the fact that the Puerto Rican scalloped hammerheads were not only differentiated from the Northwest Atlantic population, but also showed genetic separation from populations sampled in Belize and Brazil!
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The wrap varieties are differentiated by the sauce, which comes in classic, spicy, or blackened Ranch flavors.
—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Blog posts and pages are often differentiated in terms of the timeliness (or timelessness) of the content.
—
Jeremy Saks,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Like we’re focused on offering something differentiated.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
The asteroid that reshaped the moon One key detail involved whether the impactor was differentiated.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
These channels simultaneously differentiated themselves from CNN while constantly measuring themselves against their older rival.
—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
Steller sea lions are separated into Western and Eastern populations and are differentiated by physical and genetic attributes.
—
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
His process was marked by a certain eccentricity that differentiated his art from a lot of similar work.
—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiated
Adjective
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The light is produced by specialized organs beneath the abdomen that take in oxygen.
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The owners credit a specialized mason for the rest of the stonework.
Verb
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In addition, the Commission distinguished between the purposes of its various publications.
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These spots can often be distinguished by the greener grass along the marginal areas, Spanenberg says.
Adjective
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The department’s limited release of materials prompted outcry and lawsuits from people saying the department was acting to protect rich and powerful people mentioned in the files.
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But the Idaho side never found the back of the net again while Knoxville proved lethally efficient with its limited opportunities.
Verb
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But Minetree cannot fix the inherent brokenness of a series determined to make its conventionally attractive, straight, rich white protagonist the most discriminated against kid in the cafeteria.
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If a Black person wants to prove they’ve been discriminated against, however, no amount of evidence will suffice.
Adjective
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Another man has been charged with operating an unregistered drone in restricted airspace around Dallas Stadium during the FIFA World Cup, federal attorneys said Friday.
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In a separate interview, another person familiar with the situation — who has been involved in past intelligence investigations involving Venezuelan officials — offered additional allegations about the restricted zone.
Verb
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Faster clinical brain imaging The new design removes one of the biggest bottlenecks in conventional computer architecture, where memory and processors are physically separated.
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Instead, Hargitay learned at age 30 that her bio-dad was Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli — Giovanna Sardelli’s father — with whom Mansfield had a brief relationship while separated from Mickey Hargitay in the early 1960s.
Verb
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As can be discerned from De Moraes’ pre-match speech, confidence in Brazil was ridiculously high.
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When the track fully kicked in, all of the elements in the busy mix received enough attention to be easily discerned, from the guitar strums to the vocals to the bassline.
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“Differentiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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