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diverse

[dih-vurs, dahy-, dahy-vurs] / dɪˈvɜrs, daɪ-, ˈdaɪ vɜrs /


Usage

What are other ways to say diverse? The adjective 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. 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.

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We don’t believe that skipping over segments and starting to serve a wildly diverse group of guests is actually strategically sensible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Phil has grown into a behemoth, serving a wider and more diverse community than any orchestra before it and with far greater innovation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The researchers showed that diverse populations of planetesimals likely formed in this same region over millions of years.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Chalk rivers like the Wandle are rare and fragile ecosystems supporting diverse wildlife, with only around 200 worldwide, making them particularly vulnerable to pollution.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Their languages are of course much more numerous than the eight dominant Chinese languages of mainland China, but are no more diverse.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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