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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"Certain things inspire different people. Everyone will be focused when we come to here on Boxing Day and everyone wants to get that win."
From BBC
"We've had similar challenges in different years with breaches or locks failing, and then the drought this year, and we've all tended to pull together in the season to help each other out."
From BBC
All of that could be read in many different ways, innocent or otherwise.
From BBC
These cohorts were housed at different facilities across the United States and followed different care routines, allowing researchers to test whether genetic effects remained consistent across environments.
From Science Daily
Mandy Carter, also from Reddish, told BBC Radio Manchester: "Each week is different, so it could be potatoes, onions, tomatoes and carrots to help make things like soup."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
