1
as in contrasting
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 disagreeing
to have a different opinion
after much arguing, we simply have agreed to differ about the issue
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Recent Examples of differing
Elward said the two board members had differing positions on the road widening project and Traynere was trying to get a political advantage to see what the opposition was thinking.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
In their experiment, Santos' team added differing concentrations of vermicompost to multiple samples of a simulant based on real regolith brought back to Earth by the Apollo missions.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Road rage tracking inconsistent across different agencies Interviews with officers from eight agencies across the Valley revealed inconsistent tracking practices and differing perspectives on whether rage is actually rising — and why.
—Rose Evans
updated March 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Various sources, including Harry himself, have offered differing accounts of the tiara selection process—and whether Markle was allowed to wear Princess Diana’s wedding tiara.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
People may have differing opinions on the morality of that practice, but that has nothing to do with harvesting wool for the clothing industry.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Still, as the season presses on, their differing perspectives emerge, underlining their diverging moral codes and priorities.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Regardless of the differing approach, however, Patel said the biggest similarity between Mississippi and Louisiana was not just throwing money at the problem, but focusing on making sure the investment yielded results for kids' actual experience in classrooms through tracking implementation.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Both sides have reported heavy losses, issuing differing casualty figures for each other.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
In their experiment, Santos' team added differing concentrations of vermicompost to multiple samples of a simulant based on real regolith brought back to Earth by the Apollo missions.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Road rage tracking inconsistent across different agencies Interviews with officers from eight agencies across the Valley revealed inconsistent tracking practices and differing perspectives on whether rage is actually rising — and why.
—Rose Evans
updated March 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Various sources, including Harry himself, have offered differing accounts of the tiara selection process—and whether Markle was allowed to wear Princess Diana’s wedding tiara.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
People may have differing opinions on the morality of that practice, but that has nothing to do with harvesting wool for the clothing industry.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Still, as the season presses on, their differing perspectives emerge, underlining their diverging moral codes and priorities.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Regardless of the differing approach, however, Patel said the biggest similarity between Mississippi and Louisiana was not just throwing money at the problem, but focusing on making sure the investment yielded results for kids' actual experience in classrooms through tracking implementation.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Both sides have reported heavy losses, issuing differing casualty figures for each other.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differing
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Julia Phillips followed, soon after, with Bear, a novel about two sisters, caring for their dying mother, and their sudden, contrasting relationships with a lone male grizzly bear that swims ashore their island, off the Oregon coast.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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Try stacking a lightweight sweater over a contrasting knit underneath for a bold yet wearable transitional look.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Should the punishment for disagreeing with the government be the death of your business?—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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During Sunday's episode of the singing competition show, Underwood and Bryan faced multiple hurdles after disagreeing on whether certain contestants deserved to advance to the next round.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Differing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differing. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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