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as in discriminatory
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
accused of discriminating practices in the hiring of employees
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as in characteristic
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
a discriminating feature of poison ivy is a compound leaf with three mitten-shaped leaflets
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as in differentiating
to understand or point out the difference in
the human eye can discriminate between very slight gradations of color
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Recent Examples of discriminating
Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Turning Selectivity Into Strategy A range of more discriminating strategies have been explored, including tweaking the shape and timing of electrical pulses and using multi-contact electrodes to maneuver currents in specific directions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
The bill carries constitutional concerns, both for clashing with federal authority and potentially discriminating against a narrow class of law enforcement officers.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
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Adjective
Insurers, alerted to the problem and granted permission to respond, grew more discriminating in their underwriting and more probing in their investigations.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Turning Selectivity Into Strategy A range of more discriminating strategies have been explored, including tweaking the shape and timing of electrical pulses and using multi-contact electrodes to maneuver currents in specific directions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
Verb
The Washington Nationals are in full damage control after an undercover journalist with the O’Keefe Media Group caught now former Director of Community Relations Sean Hudson claiming to be religiously discriminating against Catholic starting pitcher Trevor Williams.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
The bill carries constitutional concerns, both for clashing with federal authority and potentially discriminating against a narrow class of law enforcement officers.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminating
Adjective
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The business owners argue that they’ve been denied leases in Westport for racially discriminatory reasons under the guise of improving public safety.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Players who cover their mouths during a confrontation with an opponent will be shown a red card to prevent discriminatory or offensive comments.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The gulf between their two worlds is wide, and Jude straddles it with wide-ranging intellect and his characteristic impish wit, while also telling a surprisingly heartfelt story about the lengths to which a mother will go for love.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Ecology remained characteristic of her approach, but Carson now broadened her aims to encompass a mobilization of public opinion equal to the task of addressing the widespread harms of chemical pesticides in everyday life and agricultural ecosystems alike.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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There will be no differentiating paragraphs for the Spurs fans.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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In the 1970s and 1980s, as violent fan hooliganism spread in England, Nevin says Scotland fans tacked the other way, differentiating themselves by being nice, making friends with everyone — and throwing a good party.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
12 June 2026
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Marlowe earned the right — even in an increasingly unfair business — to exit on his terms.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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France having him and Saliba is frankly unfair.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler play a central role in American independent cinema, championing bold, ambitious and distinctive storytelling.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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Her distinctive voice has been Widowspeak’s emblem since the band first emerged, warbled like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval over CB radio.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
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This isn’t to say any of these teams would have challenged eventual champion LSU; the point is that distinguishing between teams 10 and 20 for inclusion in a 16-team CFP is virtually impossible.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The first distinguishing feature is the nature of the problem being attacked.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The OneXPlayer 3 is also distinct beyond the display.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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Nonbank lenders, private credit firms, insurers, and fintechs — all fast-growing users of AI with distinct regulatory environments — get thin coverage.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Activities include vacation standards like pools and a beach club along with less typical offerings like horseback riding on the beach, beach shelling by golf cart, and the resort’s Hawk Walk.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Reporters from England said this is a typical setup for the press covering the England men’s national team.—
Pete Grathoff
June 14,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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“Discriminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminating. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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