as in difference
the quality or state of being different
an enormous disparity in the lives of the rich and the poor in that country
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Recent Examples of disparity
This racial disparity is of great concern because preterm births are the leading cause of deathin children under the age of 5 years globally, and those who survive often face developmental disabilities.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Join 61 others in the comments View Comments Tariff disparities aren’t just between women and men.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Additionally, the report showed racial/ethnic disparities persist.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025
Without these, those who secure early access to advanced AI tools will dominate the market, reinforcing disparities rather than leveling the playing field.
—Sam Sammane, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Join 61 others in the comments View Comments Tariff disparities aren’t just between women and men.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Additionally, the report showed racial/ethnic disparities persist.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025
Without these, those who secure early access to advanced AI tools will dominate the market, reinforcing disparities rather than leveling the playing field.
—Sam Sammane, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disparity
Noun
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Shoppers are not expected to see a difference at the supermarket checkout line since the new law just shifts collection of the revenue.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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The world needs all of us—our voices, our differences and our commitment to lifting one another up.—
Shikha Bajaj,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Crown’s offensive diversity — featuring 10 different goal scorers this season — proved ineffective against New England’s tactical discipline.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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Within the first 100 days of his second administration President Donald Trump has been incredibly busy, implementing major changes from enacting tariffs to targeting diversity initiatives.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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By contrast, Lyon have progressed from their previous 11 semi-finals in this competition, going on to win eight of the resulting finals.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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By contrast, the lab origin hypothesis largely relies on the proximity of a research lab to the first cases, conjecture, and distrust of the Chinese government, which has not been forthcoming with information on the early days of the health crisis.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Even for the big names, the distinction between the pure and the pragmatic holds fast.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Technical Architecture Supports Continuous Improvement The distinction between NeMo and Nvidia’s Inference Microservices, branded as NIMs, lies in their complementary functions.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Disparity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disparity. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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