distinct
Usage
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The adjective 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. Different emphasizes separateness and dissimilarity: two different (or differing) versions of the same story.
Example Sentences
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They also noted growing "segregation" during this time, meaning that different brain regions begin to operate in more distinct and specialized ways.
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The first is that the fractures expanded in two distinct phases: long fractures aligned with the direction of ice flow appeared first, followed later by shorter fractures that cut across the flow.
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The counting house trained the next generation of merchants, creating a distinct white-collar class.
While anatomical evidence has supported this idea, the goal of the new study was to determine whether the prefrontal cortex sends one broad type of signal or instead crafts distinct messages for different target regions.
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After analyzing the model, the team identified 30 distinct quarrying areas, each showing unique carving approaches.
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