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
In 2019, the dad of four opened up to The New York Times about how parenting his kids differed.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The newspaper had to get IRS approval to make the precedent-setting conversion, which differed from other papers that were purchased by already-existing nonprofit companies.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Spouses and roommates appeared to share bacteria, even when their diets differed.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
Ortiz and Cofer also differed on the question of allowing safe ground camping.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
But their statements about alleged malfeasance differed.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Duchamp’s bicycle wheel, however, differed significantly from Picasso’s spoon, as the latter served a representational role.
—Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
For every scene, participants picked one robot from a lineup of six that differed only in color—there were four skin tones ranging from light to dark, plus a silver and a teal option meant as nonracial baselines.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Disagreements also emerged during the Sino-Indian War (1962), when party members differed over backing the Indian government led by the Congress Party or adopting a more critical stance.
—Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The newspaper had to get IRS approval to make the precedent-setting conversion, which differed from other papers that were purchased by already-existing nonprofit companies.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Spouses and roommates appeared to share bacteria, even when their diets differed.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
Ortiz and Cofer also differed on the question of allowing safe ground camping.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
But their statements about alleged malfeasance differed.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Duchamp’s bicycle wheel, however, differed significantly from Picasso’s spoon, as the latter served a representational role.
—Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
For every scene, participants picked one robot from a lineup of six that differed only in color—there were four skin tones ranging from light to dark, plus a silver and a teal option meant as nonracial baselines.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Disagreements also emerged during the Sino-Indian War (1962), when party members differed over backing the Indian government led by the Congress Party or adopting a more critical stance.
—Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differed
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The famed dancer twirled, dropped, and enraptured the crowd in a flowing white ensemble, while Rae contrasted her in bright red latex.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2026
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This language from Tehran contrasted with that of American officials, who at one point insisted the strait had reopened.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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Johnson press secretary Griffin Krueger released a statement saying the mayor’s office was still reviewing the HUD correspondence but disagreed that Burnett’s former job disqualified him from the CHA role.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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An autopsy found Green was likely beaten and strangled, though forensic analysts who reviewed the decades-old autopsy disagreed with whether that determination was conclusive.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Differed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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