distinguish
verb (used with object)
to mark off as different (often followed by from orby ).
distinguishes
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present tense formof distinguish (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"There's nothing that distinguishes them from other bees really, they're not that kind of attention-grabbing species, but, you know, were you to look for them, go to ivy and you'll see them," Benwell said.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
But, he said, he distinguishes between short- and intermediate-term bonds that offer steady income, liquidity and diversification and long-duration bonds that pose more uncertainty.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Azure is an entirely different business from legacy software like Windows Server, and Nadella obviously distinguishes between AI data centers and software licensing when making capital decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“The ability to imagine a different world is what distinguishes the leaders of any social movement,” Linda Greenhouse once wrote of Ginsburg.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
But one verb has a special form to express remoteness: be, which distinguishes If I was from If I were.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
