differentiation

noun

Definition of differentiationnext
as in discrimination

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Recent Examples of differentiation The third is to prioritize resilience-critical investments, focusing on the initiatives that most clearly strengthen performance and enable efficiency gains, revenue opportunities or differentiation. — Johannes Teyssen, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 In a small, competitive Italian-and-steakhouse ecosystem, a little differentiation from other restaurants’ steak de Burgo sauce mattered. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026 Remedy Place’s group ice-bath class, which pairs guided breathwork with a coached plunge, points at where the differentiation is going. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 Straddling the Pacific Ocean can be both a source of frustration and differentiation, Cannon-Brookes says. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for differentiation
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  1. discrimination
  2. separation
  3. demarcation
  4. distinction
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  • Before coming to Sacramento, Dains had faced accusations of racial discrimination, workplace bullying and abuse of power while leading the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • His persecution has continued up until now; last month, the administration accused the Smithsonian of discrimination and threatened to cut federal grants.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of discrimination
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  • With a little bit of separation from the shocking and utterly devastating news of Dolly the late singer’s death, a clearer view of what actually happened to Parton is starting to emerge.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond the trauma of the family’s separation, Nick and Rebekah are also still paying off the financial cost of his lost freedom.
    — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of separation
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  • South Korea’s military said North Korean soldiers violated the border's military demarcation line 17 times last year and 50 times this year during their border fortification works.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His life trajectory changed when one client, a woman in her 50s, tired of staring at the stark white demarcation line every three weeks, begged him to take her gray.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of demarcation
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  • Stillness, which had seemed ontologically secondary to the art form, now gained distinction as a substantive component.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The distinction matters in environments such as logistics and manufacturing, where productivity depends on throughput rather than simply completing an individual movement.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinction

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