as distinguished from

idiom

: rather than : and not
The law affects private property as distinguished from public property.

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In the values business, as distinguished from the business business, Frank argued that your colleagues’ governing philosophy will be the single most important factor in your success. Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 7 Feb. 2024 The report is memorialized in the FBI’s standard FD-1023 form, which is used to record statements by confidential human sources (CHSs) — i.e., persons who provide information to the FBI, as distinguished from other means of intelligence-gathering (e.g., electronic surveillance). Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 2 June 2023

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“As distinguished from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20distinguished%20from. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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