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as in to disagree
to have a different opinion
after much arguing, we simply have agreed to differ about the issue
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Recent Examples of differ
Personalized Through Facial Geometry Researchers are starting to realize that people experience congestion differently because their anatomical features differ.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Pricing mechanism, expiration limits, and leverage all influence an individual’s outcomes in a way that vastly differs from what’s seen in spot trading.
—Wyles Daniel, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Just as the accommodations required will differ by job and industry, the employer’s ability to demonstrate undue hardship will also differ.
—Ann Juliano, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Although both Stagecoach and Coachella are held at the same location, the styles and trends at each festival tend to differ.
—Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Pricing mechanism, expiration limits, and leverage all influence an individual’s outcomes in a way that vastly differs from what’s seen in spot trading.
—Wyles Daniel, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Just as the accommodations required will differ by job and industry, the employer’s ability to demonstrate undue hardship will also differ.
—Ann Juliano, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Although both Stagecoach and Coachella are held at the same location, the styles and trends at each festival tend to differ.
—Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for differ
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Looking for joy is a good way to bond with one another, though contrasting energy arrives in the Moon’s face-off with Pluto, asking us to balance attention with power-sharing.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Deep down, the different approaches flow from contrasting visions of human nature.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Frankie Olivieri was sure of that, even if his father disagreed.—
Danielle Paquette,
Washington Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic claims it is being shut out of government contracts for disagreeing with the administration and argues the legal principles at stake affect every federal contractor whose views the government dislikes.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The past four years of UNC basketball, though, have evoked varying shades of disappointment.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Seder provides many different ways to engage with the language, often alongside older generations who acquired varying degrees of proficiency from their forebears.—
Bryan Kirschen,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Differ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differ. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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