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as in variety
the quality or state of being composed of many different elements or types
the diversity of plant life on that tropical island is staggering
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as in distinctiveness
the quality or state of being different
there's considerable diversity in the platforms for the two major parties
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Recent Examples of diversity
This drought-tolerant beauty serves as a host plant to Pearl Crescent butterfly larvae, and its blooms support a diversity of specialized native bees.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
This follows the nomination earlier this month of former Christie’s executive Carly Murphy as Art Basel’s new global head of collector and institutional relations, another signal of the growing diversity and sophistication of the fair’s potential audience.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Given the lack of participant diversity — 97% were White — and of details on sleep quality, as well as the brief light-tracking period, more studies are needed to understand how changes to lighting could reduce cardiovascular disease risk, the researchers wrote.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite this diversity of size, shape, lifestyle and metabolism, the sharks fit the two-thirds scaling rule almost perfectly.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
This follows the nomination earlier this month of former Christie’s executive Carly Murphy as Art Basel’s new global head of collector and institutional relations, another signal of the growing diversity and sophistication of the fair’s potential audience.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Given the lack of participant diversity — 97% were White — and of details on sleep quality, as well as the brief light-tracking period, more studies are needed to understand how changes to lighting could reduce cardiovascular disease risk, the researchers wrote.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite this diversity of size, shape, lifestyle and metabolism, the sharks fit the two-thirds scaling rule almost perfectly.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diversity
Noun
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His acting style had an influence on a variety of actors, including Martin Sheen, who’s been vocal about Dean’s impact on his career.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Having people with a variety of backgrounds work together on a project ups the likelihood that our interpretations are accurate.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s no spark of distinctiveness in any of these characters.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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However, because capital appropriates the powers of living labor to itself, the distinctiveness of the latter is deeply obscured.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With goal difference not a factor in this three-match format, there was no incentive for Miami to push forward in the final period, and Nashville never looked like turning the contest around.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Careful measurement of these differences might still allow scientists to distinguish between the two scenarios.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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But given the complexity and heterogeneity of the disease, that’s not likely to be what a complete remedy will look like.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The heterogeneity surprises people.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even his gothic tales explore the grimmest of themes in all their multiplicity, whether in the beat of a disembodied heart pulled from the ribcage of a mutilated corpse or the haunting specter of death cursing aristocrats gathered in the penitential sepulcher of their castle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Coriander seeds have a citrusy flavor and are used in a multiplicity of recipes, while coriander root plays a major role in Thai cuisine.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lower doses, by contrast, often strike the sweet spot with far fewer risks.—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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By contrast, Maia’s boyfriend, Dylan (Josh Hutcherson), a grade-school Spanish teacher, is the only person in her life unattached to the entertainment industry.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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The biggest distinction is that symptoms leading up to menopause last for a much longer time, while postpartum symptoms will lessen over weeks and months post-birth.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
27 Oct. 2025
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With that distinction in mind, though, the Smithsonian's communications with Congress might not be considered lobbying, as the lawmakers' letter accuses.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Diversity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diversity. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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