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
The world of Bronx Science—a selective public school of some three thousand students, many of them the children of working-class immigrants—differed dramatically from the affluent intellectual milieu of Mamdani’s childhood.
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
His initial account of the June 2024 incident differed from hers in the recent countersuit.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2025
She's also been open about being one of the growing number of women having kids in their 40s and how her postpartum experience differed.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
However, a large section of the astronomical community differed with the team's findings, arguing that there were flaws in the analysis, and other groups have struggled to replicate the findings.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
But the impact on the national park sites has differed greatly in recent shutdowns.
—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
Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
His initial account of the June 2024 incident differed from hers in the recent countersuit.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2025
She's also been open about being one of the growing number of women having kids in their 40s and how her postpartum experience differed.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
However, a large section of the astronomical community differed with the team's findings, arguing that there were flaws in the analysis, and other groups have struggled to replicate the findings.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
But the impact on the national park sites has differed greatly in recent shutdowns.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differed
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Her tour of the affected states contrasted with the response taken by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, when Hurricane Otis devastated Mexico’s Pacific Coast in 2023.—
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Those fears contrasted with strong results earlier in the week from Wall Street heavyweights like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Bank of America.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the judge disagreed, ruling that there is a likelihood that Dunn will win the case, and declaring that the college can’t give up the land in the meantime.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Health care premium subsidies Kiley Tuesday was sympathetic to extending the health care subsidies but disagreed with the Democrats’ strategy.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Differed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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