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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 museum board said Exposition Park would allow the institution to “have the greatest impact on the broader community, fulfilling our goal of inspiring, engaging and educating a broad and diverse visitorship.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Insects are the most diverse group of animals on the planet.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

It’s a group that is more diverse now than it’s ever been.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

She has held diverse strategic roles at the intersection of go-to-market, clinical and operations in digital health, currently consults for venture-capital and early-stage digital health companies, and writes for the Massively Better Healthcare blog.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

“Through that connection, they share water and nutrients and even information. The forest is a diverse community of living things which is linked together by old trees, like this oak.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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