make the difference

verb

To be the decisive factor.

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Meanings

verbmake the difference (third-person singular simple present makes the difference, present participle making the difference, simple past and past participle made the difference)

present singular third person makes the difference · participle present making the difference · participle past made the difference · past made the difference

  1. To be the decisive factor.
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APA

make the difference. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20the%20difference

MLA

“make the difference.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20the%20difference. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make the difference,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20the%20difference.

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