Distinguish
Distinguish verb - To find out or establish the identity of.
Usage example: learned at an early age to distinguish the sound of a piano in an orchestra
Single and distinguish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Single" instead a verb "Distinguish".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Single
Single verb - Hit a single.
Distinguish and single are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinguish" instead a verb "Single".
Both words in one sentence
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Sudden Humility: When he loses his left eye, Allen discovers the pressure that the exorcists who can't distinguish human from Akuma must endure every single day.
Source: Manga / D.Gray-Man -
Juste Velorti is a clear analogue to Inspector Javert, being a justice-obsessed bird who doesn't distinguish "law" from "right" and is single-minded in his pursuit of rebels and the Viridian Killer.
Source: Video Game / Aviary Attorney - Although it can be hard to distinguish them from the actual Single Issue Wonks, these types of arguments are often started by Trolls looking to rile everyone up.
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Single and Distinguish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distinguish/single
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