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is distinguishing

  • present progressive of distinguish (3rd person singular).

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But where he is distinguishing himself, in historic terms, is with his immediacy.

From Slate Oct. 24, 2025

“The key issue here is distinguishing between hazard and harm,” Steier told Salon in an email.

From Salon May 1, 2025

Similarly easier said than done is distinguishing whether a month or so of offensive flailing and losing baseball are cause for panic or inevitable symptoms of the grind.

From Washington Post Aug. 25, 2022

Another key concern of early Chinese texts is distinguishing between identity and harmony, where harmony is understood to produce new things, while identity does not.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

He is distinguishing rather between the sensuous presentation of the facts of Christ's life, and a deeper realisation of their import.

From Christian Mysticism by Inge, William Ralph