different
Usage
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The adjective different emphasizes separateness and dissimilarity: two different (or differing) versions of the same story. Distinct implies a uniqueness that is clear and unmistakable: plans similar in objective but distinct in method. Diverse, in describing ideas or opinions, suggests degrees of difference that may be at odds or challenging to reconcile: diverse views on how the area should be zoned. Various stresses the multiplicity of sorts or instances of a thing or a class of things: various sorts of seaweed; busy with various duties.
Example Sentences
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The bloc has in the past year ramped up its efforts to boost domestic manufacturing across different sectors, and catch up with rival companies in the United States and China.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
"We have waiters, mechanics, managers, lawyers -- people who have been able to build different lives," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
He highlighted a section that said producing equality of policing outcomes for people of different ethnic groups "does not mean treating everyone 'the same' or being 'colour blind'".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Previously, different radar and interceptor systems did not communicate, requiring up to 20 people to monitor drone and missile threats.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The two hemispheres specialize in different mental skills, but brain functions are not as neatly divided as they appear.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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