as in differed
to be unlike; to not be the same
her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday
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Verb
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What differed this time around was how Rousteing’s take on showiness relied strongly on organic form, animal print, and fetishism than its usual out-there irreverence.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
6 Mar. 2025 -
Where the batteries differed is their approach of charging/ discharging rates when compared to their maximum capacity.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Alaa’s family, campaigners, and parliamentarians are urging the UK government to take more concrete and decisive action—to deploy new and different tools, including amending FCDO travel advice for Egypt and considering sanctions on those responsible for Alaa’s unlawful incarceration.—
Margaret Busby
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Schools across Ethiopia teach in fifty-one different languages, and students learn in at least two different languages during the course of their school years.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Noah Wyle’s steady, yet emotionally volatile performance carried The Pitt, the second season of Severance took Adam Scott to new, darker places, and Diego Luna held together the disparate elements in Andor.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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But as with Moore, sources have told us Phillips is well regarded for being able to juggle multiple, disparate challenges simultaneously, while big wins like The Traitors have improved her stock in recent years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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“Contrasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrasted. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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