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Synonyms

tell apart

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to distinguish between; discern

    can you tell the twins apart?

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tell apart Idioms  
  1. Discern or distinguish, as in It's hard to tell the twins apart. [First half of 1900s]


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But as with protein, the functional hydration market is getting overrun by smaller brands that can be tough to tell apart.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

Wherever they sit in the stack, they will be hard to tell apart from eventual losers, and doubly hard to buy before everyone else notices.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

This helps vendors when related species are difficult to tell apart and is expected to reduce mislabelling.

From Salon Oct. 29, 2024

Side by side, Gonzalez said the two widows are fairly easy to tell apart — at least when it comes to adult females.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2024

They were hard to tell apart; their emotional tone seemed always low, their talk trivial.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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