- present tense form of distinguish (3rd person singular).
distinguishes
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It distinguishes Marvell from companies that may have seen explosive increases in their market caps over a short span but that might struggle to maintain those levels in a normalized environment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The business logic underpinning all of it is a subscription model that distinguishes the Times sharply from traditional game companies.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
“He wants to get a job done. And that distinguishes him from both of his bosses up on the food chain there.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
What distinguishes the version with Bieber is how gently he slides between the Nigerian singers Wizkid and Tems, who both joined him for a rendition of “Essence” at Coachella.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Here Hobbes distinguishes between two types of knowledge: science, which is, as Hume would later say, about the relationship between ideas; and what he calls prudence, which is about facts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
