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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Students will have carried out months of placements, sometimes more than 100 miles from home, in different parts of Wales.
From BBC
"After a while I became more and more critical, openly and just among friends. I can tell you that the Fidesz we see today is very very different from the one I joined in 2002."
From BBC
But a fuel surcharge is a different story, she added: “They don’t get anything tangible for it.”
From MarketWatch
More recently, the company has been experimenting with different product assortments and storytelling in some stores, and said it has seen improved traffic as a result.
The researchers investigated how caffeine consumed at different times of day influences inhibition and impulsivity using fruit flies.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
