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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“Many of those firms are not looking for individual, bespoke solutions to process different asset classes,” said Tito Shirley, head of middle office solutions at FIS.
From Barron's
Huang himself offered a different one in 2023, when he said he expected that AI would be able to take “basic intelligence” tests at a level competitive with a typical human within five years.
From Barron's
What makes them think the outcome will be different this time?
Shortly after the launch, Altman encouraged users to find different ways to splice him into famous or iconic scenes from popular culture.
That same conversation, in different languages about different crops, is being replicated from the Punjab in India to Italy’s Po Valley and Brazil’s Cerrado.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
