distinguished

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The click-wheel design distinguished the device and introduced the iTunes library, paving the way for legal digital music downloading to hit the mainstream.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

She distinguished herself writing episodes of weird, atmospheric series including Netflix’s “Brand New Cherry Flavor,” a nightmarish exploration of witchcraft and filmmaking in 1990s L.A., and “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” also for Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The younger Zhang distinguished himself in China’s 1979 war with Vietnam and a border clash in 1984.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Not because Mullin, a wealthy plumbing baron from Oklahoma who’s served in Washington since 2013, has a distinguished legislative record.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

Thus it is a structure distinguished from the practical, everyday kind by its scale, order, permanence, or solemnity of purpose.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson