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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In the years since, Glenn said he had spotted various signs of Bigfoot, through unidentified faeces, hoots and animal remains torn apart in ways which would require extreme strength.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
A joint statement by UN experts in May said that "hundreds of thousands of people of various nationalities are trapped and forced to carry out online fraud".
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“Beyond Belief” is far more schematic, to the extent that the various chapters—nine, to be exact—focus on aspects of the game that correspond to churchly concepts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Federal officials arrested eight people on various fraud charges in a crackdown dubbed “Operation Never Say Die.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
For the first twenty years of its existence, the Institute offered a high school education and training in various vocations, such as agriculture.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
