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as in disagrees
to have a different opinion
after much arguing, we simply have agreed to differ about the issue
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Recent Examples of differs
Ohio differs from the states that have redrawn their maps in the redistricting scramble, however, because it was already required to do so this year.
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Connor Greene, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Notably, Mamdani stressed during his campaign that his platform differs from that of the DSA, and has taken a more moderate stance on issues like eliminating misdemeanor offenses and defunding the police.
—NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Cooking in microgravity differs from cooking something here on Earth.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Plus, the main service involved in the outage, the DynamoDB Domain Name System (DNS), differs from the two main AWS services that the Fastnet cable will support, Amazon CloudFront and AWS Global Accelerator.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
María del Carmen Eugenia Reyes Ruiz, professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, notes that the celebration differs throughout Mexico.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
This unusual mix of potassium isotopes differs from most of today’s Earth materials.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
His fiction, neither notably blood-soaked nor mythologically freighted, also differs starkly from the work of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, contemporaries who likewise were famously steeped in the West.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
This differs from most next-generation energy storage strategies, which provide electricity to grids in the absence of sun or wind.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Connor Greene, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Notably, Mamdani stressed during his campaign that his platform differs from that of the DSA, and has taken a more moderate stance on issues like eliminating misdemeanor offenses and defunding the police.
—NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Cooking in microgravity differs from cooking something here on Earth.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Plus, the main service involved in the outage, the DynamoDB Domain Name System (DNS), differs from the two main AWS services that the Fastnet cable will support, Amazon CloudFront and AWS Global Accelerator.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
María del Carmen Eugenia Reyes Ruiz, professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, notes that the celebration differs throughout Mexico.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
This unusual mix of potassium isotopes differs from most of today’s Earth materials.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
His fiction, neither notably blood-soaked nor mythologically freighted, also differs starkly from the work of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, contemporaries who likewise were famously steeped in the West.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
This differs from most next-generation energy storage strategies, which provide electricity to grids in the absence of sun or wind.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differs
Verb
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The ladyfingers are perfectly soaked, offering a soft texture that contrasts with the delicate flaked coconut.—
Amanda Holstein,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Here, a leather sofa with nail head trim contrasts with a midcentury modern coffee table and a pair of contemporary chairs.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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David Richards, a political science professor at the University of Lynchburg, disagrees.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the Sheriff’s Office disagrees with the state agency’s application of that law.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Differs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differs. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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