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Meanwhile, Japanese American soldiers, some of whose families were interned, were distinguishing themselves in the war’s European theater — even though for a period after Pearl Harbor the Army took away their rifles.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2021

But even then, Duran Duran were distinguishing themselves from their peers.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2021

At every level, dancers were distinguishing themselves, not just as individuals but as colleagues.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2015

The rewards of victory were as plain and simple in the Grecian games as they were distinguishing and honourable.

From The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) by Steinmetz, Andrew

I presume there were distinguishing marks on the filled-up trenches where the German dead lay, but from the automobile we could make out none.

From Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)