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
Legal experts have differing opinions on whether recent blocking incidents in Arizona violate the new guidelines.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
As always, some states also have pricier averages than others, due to factors ranging from nearby refinery supply to differing tax rates.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
While the pair shows genuine care for each other, their differing approaches to defending their father’s seat intensifies throughout the film to a chilling peak.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Yet there were always differing visions for realizing these ideals, ranging from political sovereignty to social justice, and national trajectories could diverge widely.
—Pankaj Mishra, The New York Review of Books, 13 Mar. 2026
During arbitration, Browne and Reynolds offered differing versions of what led to the firing.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
But whether House leaders will accept the changes, amend the Senate bill or go to conference over the differing versions remains to be seen.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
That there could be differing opinions on what should be done about City Hall is understandable.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Billy Corgan Love's very own Celebrity Skin co-writer, Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, has a differing opinion.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
As always, some states also have pricier averages than others, due to factors ranging from nearby refinery supply to differing tax rates.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
While the pair shows genuine care for each other, their differing approaches to defending their father’s seat intensifies throughout the film to a chilling peak.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Yet there were always differing visions for realizing these ideals, ranging from political sovereignty to social justice, and national trajectories could diverge widely.
—Pankaj Mishra, The New York Review of Books, 13 Mar. 2026
During arbitration, Browne and Reynolds offered differing versions of what led to the firing.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
But whether House leaders will accept the changes, amend the Senate bill or go to conference over the differing versions remains to be seen.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
That there could be differing opinions on what should be done about City Hall is understandable.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Billy Corgan Love's very own Celebrity Skin co-writer, Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, has a differing opinion.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differing
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The research team found the highest PFAS concentrations when participants were age 3, which were associated with higher bone density at age 12, Buckley said — contrasting with the finding of lower adolescent bone density when the children had high PFAS levels closer to the preteen years.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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But the coalition backing the pay raises cites data that paints a contrasting picture.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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But The Daily Show’s conceit of having four Trumps disagreeing with each other in a Sports Shouting–style debate show was very fun.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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That range spans about 370 parts-per-billion between the various estimates, with some overlapping with Fermilab’s experimental data and others, particularly from the older R-ratio methods, disagreeing with Fermilab’s data at greater than the 5-sigma threshold.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Mar. 2026
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