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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These cohorts were housed at different facilities across the United States and followed different care routines, allowing researchers to test whether genetic effects remained consistent across environments.
From Science Daily
Mandy Carter, also from Reddish, told BBC Radio Manchester: "Each week is different, so it could be potatoes, onions, tomatoes and carrots to help make things like soup."
From BBC
On any other day, she would usually isolate herself in a different room to avoid triggering sounds.
From BBC
Christmas is a time when families get together if they can - and, until this year, the Murdochs were no different.
From BBC
An image from a prior Epstein files release showed a different, but similar email - [email protected] - listed in Epstein's phone book under a contact titled "Duke of York".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
