distinguish oneself
idiom
: to do something very well or in a way that deserves special recognition
She has distinguished herself as a leader in the community.
He distinguished himself in the war.
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Zeynep "z" Ekemen, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
Lowell seems a challenging place to distinguish oneself.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2022
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“Distinguish oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distinguish%20oneself. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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