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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"For decades there has been speculations and different theories to explain these remarkable properties and one theory has been the existence of a critical point. Now we have found that such a point exists."
From Science Daily
By applying deep learning models trained on tens of thousands of MRI scans, the team estimated the "brain age" of different regions in each hemisphere and examined how stroke affects both structure and recovery.
From Science Daily
The ship traveled from the Azores to the European continental shelf, where she collected water samples at 12 different locations.
From Science Daily
Samantha Hutchison, the council's assistant director of community services, said the classes offered "a fantastic opportunity for people to come together, share skills, experience different cultural cuisines and improve both their health and community wellbeing".
From BBC
The issue of closing speeds between cars in different power modes is something of which governing body the FIA has long been aware.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
