1
as in interpretation
a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)
the movie begins with a somewhat irreverent variation on the Nativity story
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2
as in alteration
the act, process, or result of making different
the latest in a long line of variations in her hair color
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Recent Examples of variation
Lawyers for Smith pointed to variations in the pitch sequences and court progressions.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere, some commercial deepfake detectors are already using more granular metrics—such as measuring variations in pixel brightness—that don’t rely on physiological characteristics at all.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
There’s another kind of repetitive activity, though—one that combines loops of repetition with variation to allow for exploration and discovery.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
There were different variations to Palace’s pressing down their left side, but the main task stayed the same: deny Villa from accessing Kamara and Tielemans while marking Morgan Rogers, Marco Asensio and McGinn.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere, some commercial deepfake detectors are already using more granular metrics—such as measuring variations in pixel brightness—that don’t rely on physiological characteristics at all.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
There’s another kind of repetitive activity, though—one that combines loops of repetition with variation to allow for exploration and discovery.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
There were different variations to Palace’s pressing down their left side, but the main task stayed the same: deny Villa from accessing Kamara and Tielemans while marking Morgan Rogers, Marco Asensio and McGinn.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variation
Noun
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Civil rights activists said the law and its broader interpretation to include women and other minority groups has made a difference in public sector jobs, including in agencies like fire departments where women had sometimes been denied access.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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But Andrade said that Sheeran’s interpretation of the law is questionable at best.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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The menu alterations were caught and court records show that none of the changes ever reached the printing stage.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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In her hands, every alteration is an act of care—a continuation of Black sartorial tradition and a subtle resistance to being forgotten.—
Shelton Boyd-Griffith,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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The late Richard Parry-Jones, who rose to CTO over at rival Ford, had a similar take: vehicle dynamics matter.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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The £68 menu is generous and precise, balancing big, traditional flavors with truly inventive new takes—including his ‘Ode to the Wilding Women’ from his recent appearance on Great British Menu.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Shoppers are not expected to see a difference at the supermarket checkout line since the new law just shifts collection of the revenue.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Ana’s guilt creates a need to iron out differences with her mother and receive her blessing — but that’s not likely.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Manufacturers have gone directly to Chinese social media platforms Red Note and Douyin, the local version of TikTok, to ask consumers to support them, but fatigue is growing, pointed out Ashley Dudarenok, founder of ChoZan, a China marketing consultancy.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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Correction An earlier version of this story misspelled the first name of Elora Mukherjee.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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All those changes to your cardiovascular system occur in response to the challenge running places on your body.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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Though the script went through various changes beyond what Calle first read, her love for Muriel and Sandra’s relationship is what kept her invested.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection Adapted from Nora Ephron’s eponymous 1983 novel, Heartburn recounts with certain slight modifications the events that precipitated her divorce from journalist Carl Bernstein in 1980.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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Open-source software generally refers to software in which the source code is made freely available on the web for possible modification and redistribution.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Variation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variation. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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