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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.

Example Sentences

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A few years later, I was bused across town to a much worse—and more diverse—middle school.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Syrian Kurdish citizens are an essential and integral part of the Syrian people, and their cultural and linguistic identity is an inseparable part of the diverse and unified Syrian national identity," the decree said.

From Barron's

Thus, most schools invest in a diverse set of mediocre investments in order to offset the volatility of the stock market.

From MarketWatch

The margin headwinds from rising battery and memory costs may be less impactful since Geely has a strong overseas exposure and a diverse product mix.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kennedy also introduced more female leads and characters from diverse backgrounds.

From BBC