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as in excellence
exceptionally high quality
a shop selling native handicrafts of distinction
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as in advantage
a quality that gives something special worth
has the distinction of being the oldest house in the city
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as in accolade
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
I did all of the work, and the other guy got all the distinction
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as in dominance
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
a number of physicians of national distinction serve on the staff of the teaching hospital
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as in award
something given in recognition of achievement
won a number of distinctions in her long career as an actress
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as in difference
the quality or state of being different
the distinction between the two photographic prints escapes me
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as in separation
the state of being kept distinct
the distinction between liberty and license is often violated in today's freewheeling society
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Recent Examples of distinction
Ultimately, the distinction between natural and unnatural immigration remained murky in practice.
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Made By History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
This distinction matters as, beyond Big Tech, Trump’s antitrust regulators have expressed in their Senate nomination hearing remarks an intent to focus on issues that will impact consumers.
—Owen Tedford, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
One of his stops that week had been in Finland, which has the unfortunate distinction of sharing an 830-mile border with Russia, the longest of any NATO member.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
But there is an important distinction to make between a goalkeeper kicking long and passing long; Maresca’s primary issue is with the former and his desire to avoid simply gifting possession back to the opposition.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distinction
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While traditionally there has been a gap between model creation and deployment, operational excellence in MLOps is helping bridge this divide.—
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There were struggles to find her game and confidence at times this season, under the pressure of reclaiming her excellence.—
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Those who embrace these technologies now will likely find themselves with a considerable advantage in the increasingly competitive digital landscape.—
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And Osceola will continue to have homecourt advantage in the Finals against Stockton.—
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The honor adds to a long list of accolades in her extraordinary career.—
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But the gritty crime drama is more than deserving of its accolades, and Goggins, as Detective Shane Vendrell, is a major reason for its success.—
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Lee said Nvidia had previously had strong pricing power due to its dominance of the market for graphics processing units, or GPUs, which are essential to powering generative artificial intelligence models, according to MarketWatch (NWSA-5.52%).—
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The heavy push towards BEVs has not turned into dominance, and aggressive targets for their sales are no longer expected to come to fruition.—
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Watkins is only the fourth sophomore to win the coveted award.—
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For the deluxe to arrive after awards season makes perfect sense on paper.—
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What’s the difference between porcelain, ceramic, and stoneware dinnerware?—
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Years of co-parenting drama were finally addressed between the two men who serve as father-figures in the 16-year-old's life 1 Comments Taylor McKinney and Ryan Edwards have worked past their differences.—
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If the plaintiffs say that the dismantling of USAID violates the constitutional separation of powers, those claims should be directed at the administration, the appeals court suggested.—
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Emulsifiers are peacemakers that help ease the tension at oil-water boundaries to prevent separation.—
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Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.—
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Zurich said the Game Changer Award pays tribute to excellency in the film business with a focus on leaders that not only cherish change and forward-thinking approaches in the business, but also stand for the DNA of what cinema has represented since its invention.—
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“Distinction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distinction. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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