1
as in contrasted
to be unlike; to not be the same
my brother and I differ markedly in the way we handle money
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2
as in disagreed
to have a different opinion
after much arguing, we simply have agreed to differ about the issue
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Recent Examples of differed
But the impact on the national park sites has differed greatly in recent shutdowns.
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Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
How has your parenting style differed?
—Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Men and women also differed slightly in their views.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Song said the new research differed from previous studies on private equity’s impact, which focused on patients who were admitted to the hospital.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Birthing parents with higher acetaminophen use differed in many aspects from those with lower use or no use.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Witherspoon spoke about how her two children’s attention span for films differed from her generation’s.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Across all groups, retirement was linked with improved mental health, but the pattern differed by income.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
Stars Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio differed publicly on whether there would be a Season 3.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
How has your parenting style differed?
—Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Men and women also differed slightly in their views.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Song said the new research differed from previous studies on private equity’s impact, which focused on patients who were admitted to the hospital.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Birthing parents with higher acetaminophen use differed in many aspects from those with lower use or no use.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Witherspoon spoke about how her two children’s attention span for films differed from her generation’s.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Across all groups, retirement was linked with improved mental health, but the pattern differed by income.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
Stars Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio differed publicly on whether there would be a Season 3.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differed
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The newest variant has a turquoise-blue lacquer dial, contrasted with black subdials.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cuba’s leaders have pursued a slow, narrow and sometimes arbitrary path toward economic privatization – especially when contrasted with other officially communist countries in Asia.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Schubert, Hern's attorney, disagreed with prosecutors that Hern's failure to act would be sufficient to secure a conviction.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
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Democrats have been aiming to include an extension of health care tax credits for millions of Americans within the spending bill, which Republicans disagreed on.—
Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Differed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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