particularize

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Recent Examples of particularize Wagner works hard to particularize these women, but the play, which has over the years lost an intermission and been streamlined into one 95-minute act, has trouble getting started. New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022 Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal. Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021 Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal. Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021 Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal. Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021 Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal. Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021 His Democratic opponent was quick to particularize the term for low-information voters: Barbour had lobbied not only for Big Oil, nuclear power plants, and some more-or-less savory foreign governments. Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019 The Justice Department, which intervened on Trump’s behalf in New York, has taken a narrower approach, saying Vance must prove ‘‘particularized need’’ for the records before they are released to a grand jury. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2019 That’s a problem built into the bloated mash-up of genres: Comedy is based on particularizing human behavior, but allegory is based on generalizing it. New York Times, 10 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularize
Verb
  • For example, your well-being and fitness programs can engage employees in team, company and global challenges and individualize the experience for each employee, regardless of location.
    Alex Shubat, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • However, the protocols remain fluid as Trump’s team tries to sort how to individualize a rate for each nation, the Journal reported, adding that developing reciprocal tariffs unique to each country could take six months or more.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Later, Chakraborty enumerates the many forces that act on her, like her grief at being unable to get to India in time for her own mother’s cremation.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Harvard’s lawyers devote an entire section of the university’s lawsuit to enumerating the real-world impacts of the sudden halt of federal funding.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Some teenagers are considering professional certifications and skill-building courses to differentiate themselves and build their resumes.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • These efforts are still early, but AI companies are also trying to differentiate themselves from rivals such as Amazon and Google that also have chatbots and AI shopping features.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • The analysis details the unemployment rate, median early-career (ages 22-27) annual salary, and median mid-career (ages 27-35) annual salary.
    Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • Britney Spears, Dallas Austin attended Cassie's birthday party In court, Ventura Fine detailed the A-list attendees at her 21st birthday party, which included pop princess Britney Spears and hit producer Dallas Austin.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Cybercriminals and nation-states now use AI to generate convincing phishing emails, create deepfakes for elaborate scams, discover vulnerabilities, and customize attacks based on individuals' online behavior.
    Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • Sponsorships start at $150 and can be customized as needed.
    Kimberly Dishongh, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Only about 10% of Americans — mostly the wealthy — still itemize since the standard deduction is now $15,000 for single filers and $30,000 for joint filers, and would rise again under the House proposal.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 16 May 2025
  • But then-Chief Justice Roger Taney deemed the move unlawful, noting the operative clause is found in Article I of the Constitution, which itemizes Congress' powers, not the president's.
    Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • The outline of the initial report — a contract extension for Crow-Armstrong potentially worth around $75 million — has been characterized as inaccurate.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • Scott, a former two-term governor of the Sunshine State and no stranger to working with the agency while battling major hurricanes, characterized FEMA as rife with fraud that does little more than write checks for post-disaster cleanup.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • After introducing the idea, Aaron discloses that Fielder forgot to retract the plane's flaps during takeoff.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 May 2025
  • Outside of Europe, Japanese reinsurers Tokio Marine and Sompo disclosed nearly 50 billion yen ($348 million) in losses, significantly higher than the $63 million estimated by JPMorgan analysts in the days after the fire.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 25 May 2025

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“Particularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularize. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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