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 analyzes longitudinal, single-cell data to trace how cancer cells move through different chromosome combinations over time.
From Science Daily
Despite their nearly identical genetic makeup, scientists still do not know when or how these different disease forms emerged.
From Science Daily
However, top seed Sabalenka might prove to be a completely different challenge.
From BBC
But with gold now at that milestone, investors need to consider a different issue: not the price at which gold trades — but the price at which it’s being held.
From MarketWatch
Being your mother’s “guardian” can mean different things depending on where you live.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
