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diverse

[dih-vurs, dahy-, dahy-vurs] / dɪˈvɜrs, daɪ-, ˈdaɪ vɜrs /


Usage

What are other ways to say diverse? The adjective 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. Distinct implies a uniqueness that is clear and unmistakable: plans similar in objective but distinct in method.

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With 19 policymakers, it is difficult to make progress given diverse individual perspectives, strongly held views and the challenge of reforming such a complicated beast.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Much of the crowd that came out to see them was young and diverse - the vast majority of people I saw were under 30.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Rather than being the work of a single bacterial pathogen, bacterial blotch involves a diverse group of potentially harmful microorganisms, including previously overlooked species.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The show’s diverse cast also represented what Bartlett called the “multiethnic gumbo” of American cities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Teaching and learning occurs between the art forms and any number of diverse subject areas.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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