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
Adjective
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Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said emergency responders treated victims at four separate shooting scenes across the city.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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This Bagsmart travel jewelry organizer has separate, dedicated pockets and compartments for your rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings, and folds up into a compact pouch for easy packing.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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The upcoming capsule was developed by combining Eckhaus Latta’s distinctive approach to materials, fit and wearability with Mango’s in-house design expertise.—
Sharon Edelson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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One of the more distinctive design elements is the use of Color Atelier limewash finishes throughout the home, including pale shades from the company’s Marfa palette, created in collaboration with photographer Douglas Friedman.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
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The arrangement will be much the same with the Steelers, though both player and coach are in different phases of their respective careers.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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The respective domestic and international weekend dips of -31% via Lionsgate and -14% via Universal is everything a competing studio can be jealous of.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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With two distinct waves of iPhone 18 handsets arriving, Apple can leverage this to their advantage, bringing more users to the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max handsets, disrupting Android’s Mobile World Congress launch cycle, and giving the iPhone 18 a clear run as its consumer-friendly champion.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Through a combination of archival footage, interviews with surviving contemporaries, and many, many photos, the film attempts to get to the bottom of Avedon’s distinct knack for capturing celebrities at their very best.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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Instead, Huxley suggests that all of the characters except Propter are suffering from various delusions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Around that same time, Castro was expanding the GAESA group, a business conglomerate connected to the military that had its hand in various industries.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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One out of every 16 minutes across six hours of NCAA football bowl games referenced gambling — far less than any other sport.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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And while track and field adopted the dual-advancement and dual-medal system, the policy does not easily translate to head-to-head contact sports or other athletic competitions, creating what critics see as a glaring inconsistency across the state.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 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 24 May. 2026.
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