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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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The other thing I’ll mention, too, is that this is a very diverse working-class district.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

"Non-Mendelian patterns of inheriting epigenetics could be a faster way to acquire diverse or new traits than alterations in the genomic sequence itself, especially in response to environmental pressures," says Andrew Feinberg, M.D.,

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

But they face challenges cracking an industry long considered too local, fragmented and diverse to accommodate big-money investors, people who work on these deals say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Nvidia’s lead in AI hardware via GPUs faces challenges as the market shifts to diverse hardware for running AI models.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Tools were produced in diverse and distinctive shapes so modern that their functions as needles, awls, engraving tools, and so on are obvious to us.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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