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
That his children are fatherless because his ideas and his beliefs differed from somebody else, apparently.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The type of music that parents relied on differed.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
And this recovery differed among the groups.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
The results could not have differed more.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
The profiles only differed on whether the worker was identified as male or female, and whether the worker logged 60 hours or 40 hours per week.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But it has not traditionally differed substantially from federal recommendations.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Madigan said it was discovered that Porter’s ordinance differed from Chesterton’s concerning the dispatch management board.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The type of music that parents relied on differed.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
And this recovery differed among the groups.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
The results could not have differed more.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
The profiles only differed on whether the worker was identified as male or female, and whether the worker logged 60 hours or 40 hours per week.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But it has not traditionally differed substantially from federal recommendations.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Madigan said it was discovered that Porter’s ordinance differed from Chesterton’s concerning the dispatch management board.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differed
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For over a decade, City’s stability contrasted with the chaos of Manchester United’s strategic lurches, but City are now experiencing their own upheaval.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Vena contrasted a roughly 2,700-mile CN–CSX routing from Vancouver to Nashville against the 2,000-mile path UP and NS could offer, with the CEO arguing those solutions could not replicate the efficiency of a single-system railroad.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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All that is known about the justices’ views is that conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh largely agreed with the decision, and three liberal justices — Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Kentanji Brown Jackson — disagreed.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Judge Gregory Phillips disagreed with his colleagues.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Differed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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