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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"It's like a new team coming together. When you get new coaching staff and different ideas, it feels like everyone freshens up and starts from scratch," he said.
From BBC
In the Republic of Ireland, under a redeployment scheme, teachers can be moved to work in a different school if their own school has too many teachers.
From BBC
"After winning the second time, the sense of relief was stronger. It was a different feeling."
From Barron's
"Rather than... spend political funds on drinking at fancy bars, she has impressed upon voters how a woman prime minister can be different," Kawakami said.
From Barron's
“The battlefield looks a lot different than it did at this time last year,” said Rick Hess, director of education policy studies at the conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
