1
as in diverse
being not of the same kind
how are plantains different from bananas?
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2
as in separate
not the same or shared
my brother and I sleep in different rooms when we travel
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Recent Examples of different
While criticism of past decisions continues to dominate headlines, the operational reality inside federal prisons demands a different focus.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Welcome to a different kind of science fiction experience!
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
The film was shot for 12 weeks in different locations across Spain, including Castile, León, Cantabria, Andalusia, and Madrid.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Those are two incredibly different accounts of what's happening on the ground.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Welcome to a different kind of science fiction experience!
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
The film was shot for 12 weeks in different locations across Spain, including Castile, León, Cantabria, Andalusia, and Madrid.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Those are two incredibly different accounts of what's happening on the ground.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for different
Adjective
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The family belongs to Sudan’s Nuba minority, a Black, ethnically diverse group of some three million people indigenous to the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, an oil-rich, agricultural region next to Darfur.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The Proust Questionnaire, the static back page of Vanity Fair’s book for decades, will inspire interviews with a diverse set of public figures and will be filmed at the homes of subjects.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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The Augustinians retain ownership of the buildings, and guests can take a tour of the historic library, monastery, and chapel with one of the monks who still live in the separate monastic quarters.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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The world can’t wait much longer for the strait to return to normal, but dragging out talks helps normalize Iran’s de facto control, ISW noted in a separate report.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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The Spa Earlier in 2025, the hotel unveiled its new spa in partnership with the House of Guerlain, which brings its distinctive treatments to a select few of the world’s most luxurious hotels, including Rosewood Hong Kong and The OWO in London.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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My Girandole earring best defines my aesthetic right now, subtly reimagining a Baroque Venetian motif through distinctive palettes of gemstones, diamonds and pearls to create pieces that feel personal, painterly and deeply material-driven rather than merely referential.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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State and local leaders provided input for high school courses that make the voting process understandable and show how local and state governments serve respective communities.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Point Loma Nazarene’s baseball team and Cal State San Marcos’ softball team are headed to their respective NCAA Division II Championships following thrilling finishes to Friday’s games.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Applying his insight to the mosaic of American democracy creates a gestalt in which the whole of all our distinct viewpoints is greater than the mere sum of everyone’s perspective in isolation.—
Steven D. Reske,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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In addition to their clashing color combinations, both shoes use different materials for two truly distinct looks.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
24 May 2026
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The 2008 changes in the System of National Accounts (SNA) ensured intellectual property and intangible assets were included in various national and international accounting frameworks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Some of the results users are already betting on are whether various artists—Jean-Michel Basquiat, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso—will see their auction records broken this year.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
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Both girls are high achievers, happy at school and their other activities, but the parents do have their hands full managing the dynamics because one of the girls has a pretty serious anxiety disorder.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
26 May 2026
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Like many other young jazz artists of the period, however, he was deeply affected, not only by the playing, but by the lifestyles of the older beboppers who were his significant influences, many of whom had become addicted to drugs.—
Don Heckman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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This is a type of employment that, as Johnson lead counsel Paul McDonald has stressed, is legally distinguishable from professional employment and is structured differently (for example, student employment is exempt from FICA taxes).—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 May 2026
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If atoms were distinguishable, looking at two atoms of the same type would be like looking at two cars of the same make and model, says Christian Sanner, a physicist at Colorado State University, who was not involved in the new paper.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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“Different.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/different. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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