various
Usage
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The adjective 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. 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.
Example Sentences
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The version originally released under embargo included minutes discussing the overseas travel of various royals, among them the then-Duke of York, who was serving as a UK trade envoy.
From BBC
Security holds are used by various law enforcement agencies to prevent the release of details from an autopsy, notes written by coroner’s investigators or results from toxicology and other tests during a death investigation.
From Los Angeles Times
“If you have 15 accounts spread around from various jobs, consolidate that. You don’t want to forget about an account from 20 years ago by mistake,” Clark said.
From MarketWatch
These reactors—being built by Westinghouse, Babcock & Wilcox and others—are awaiting certification by various regulators for use in commercial shipping, among other industries.
Whenever I have a chance, I go to a museum for various charges of creativity.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
