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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Buyers pay a separate charge on their metal purchases that covers various costs for delivering aluminum, including the tariff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Unlike other luxury brands that have toyed with new logos and typefaces in the last decade, the LV monogram has carried down through the various changes in leadership at Vuitton.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The goal of Project Glasswing is to bring various technology leaders together and put AI capabilities “to work for defensive purposes,” Anthropic said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
But the crisis in the Gulf could shave off growth by as much as 1%, as per various brokerages.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
I ran my fingers down the spines of various CDs housed in a metal tower at least four feet tall.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
