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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A woman in her 20s in Tehran said there were explosions "every few hours" and a strange white light in the sky that seemed different than nights before.
From BBC
“One of the messages is that there’s a lot of different pathways of aging health. One of the pathways can include improvement,” Levy said.
From MarketWatch
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the Allies had a different problem.
It just looks a little different than it used to with the wheelchair, due to chronic back pain.
Economists say the starting point for Europe’s economy is very different now than it was when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
