differentiate
verb (used with object)
to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
has differentiated
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present perfectof differentiate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A public spat with the Pentagon over “safety and killing” isn’t the kind of headline underwriters prefer for a company that has differentiated itself by putting safety first.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
The company has differentiated itself in the fast-paced market by emphasizing tools for coding assistance, which do lend themselves to enterprise use cases.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
And many of the cars that it does sell to the U.S. are luxury vehicles such as the Rolls-Royce, which Trump has differentiated from the “monster car companies” that make “millions of cars.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
Relay has differentiated itself by appealing to potential buyers’ sense of community and purpose.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
In this predominating demand for commercial qualifications over the technical ones, the mining profession has differentiated to a great degree from its brother engineering branches.
From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Herbert Hoover
