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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The investigators have also asked about how firms package loans into different funds for big clients, such as pension funds, and for smaller investors, and whether that creates conflicts of interest, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
In both cell types, many genes showed different levels of activity in people with depression, suggesting that these systems may not be functioning normally.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
The mountain is the same, but the paths are different.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
He said he believed that Shakespeare purists would love the adaption, adding that "we haven't mucked around" with the original text, but had added "all these different flavours and textures".
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Totally different, like not even on the same planet.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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