particularizing

verb

present participle of particularize
1
as in individualizing

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2
as in enumerating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularizing
  1. differentiating
  2. enumerating
  3. customizing
  4. detailing
  5. itemizing
  6. uttering
  7. stating
  8. disclosing
Verb
  • There are different bumps and divots in the bone to take in, small details differentiating each one from the next.
    — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As outlined above, the biggest challenge in assembling the list was differentiating between importance and form.
    — Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of differentiating
Verb
  • Though deferred action dates back at least to President Richard Nixon, Meissner issued a memo in 2000 enumerating 13 factors that immigration agents should consider before deporting someone.
    — Lauren Villagran, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • At one point, Lennon was musing about his belief in reincarnation, and enumerating some of his past lives and identities, when Ono made a blunt analogy.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of enumerating
Verb
  • Many parents of children with unique abilities homeschool with the scholarship, customizing an education with the specialized services and therapies their child needs.
    — Erika Donalds, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Just like Cunningham, Mena recommends bringing reference photos and customizing the length to your face shape, neck, and natural hair texture.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of customizing
Verb
  • The programming incorporates science through chat sessions with viewers three times a week, as well as a podcast and online articles detailing the dogs' development.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Near the end of the book, Ahmed does an especially good job of detailing Israeli pinkwashing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of detailing
Verb
  • To partly offset that, the OBBB created a new charitable contribution deduction that can be taken without itemizing expenses.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The standard deduction is a blanket deduction that all taxpayers can take without itemizing.
    — Brian Sloan,Dan Avery, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of itemizing
Verb
  • The first one, released in 1986, featured Stevie Ray Vaughan playing guitar in front of a huge Texas flag and uttering the now-famous slogan into the camera.
    — Katie Standing, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Brennaman was off the air for four years after uttering a homophobic slur on a live microphone during a Cincinnati Reds game.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of uttering
Verb
  • Organizers signed a police document stating that the protest would remain stationary due to the risk of violence.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The organizers signed a police document stating that the protest would remain stationary due to the risk of violence.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stating
Verb
  • Doing so would not require disclosing every detail of Hurts' private medical history.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • For now, the researchers aren’t disclosing the exact formulation.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of disclosing
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