distinguish
verb (used with object)
to mark off as different (often followed by from orby ).
is distinguishing
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present progressiveof distinguish (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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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
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
Luedtke said IndyCar’s priority is distinguishing and defining itself.
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2022
Shelley is distinguishing 243 the self-centred seclusion of his poet from that of common selfish souls:
From Oxford Lectures on Poetry by Andrew Cecil Bradley
