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
Firstly, Ukraine has developed the technical capability to strike deep inside Russia, despite its staggering disparity of territory and resources.
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Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
For Chapel, with the NAACP, the report’s omission of the disparity index under Bailey raises a series of questions for the attorney general, who has been in office since 2023.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
For Black and Latina women, the disparities are even worse, with one source estimating lifetime losses at $976,800 and $1.2 million, respectively.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
California’s unique blend requirements, Cap and Trade fees, and $1.47 per gallon in taxes and regulatory costs—set to rise to $2.83 by 2026—explain the disparity.
—Ted Gaines, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
For Chapel, with the NAACP, the report’s omission of the disparity index under Bailey raises a series of questions for the attorney general, who has been in office since 2023.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
For Black and Latina women, the disparities are even worse, with one source estimating lifetime losses at $976,800 and $1.2 million, respectively.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
California’s unique blend requirements, Cap and Trade fees, and $1.47 per gallon in taxes and regulatory costs—set to rise to $2.83 by 2026—explain the disparity.
—Ted Gaines, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disparity
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The difference is one guy stepped it up on the Panthers and the 'two best players in the world' on the Oilers were asleep at the wheel.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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However, there's a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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The presidential adviser is an architect of a lot of Trump's hard-line culture war policies, including immigration, but also the administration's stance on transgender rights and diversity initiatives.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
14 June 2025
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Defense Secretary Hegseth recently delivered a forceful speech on the Indo-Pacific in Singapore, but his focus at home has been on fighting culture wars, eliminating diversity initiatives, and now overseeing the deployment of federal troops in U.S. cities.—
Jane Harman,
Time,
13 June 2025
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In contrast, the Stern policy calls for net zero emissions to occur around 2045.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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In contrast, frequent but shallow irrigation leads to shallow root growth and lawns that are more susceptible to drought stress.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 June 2025
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Smallpox was officially declared eradicated by the WHO in October 1980, and is today still the only human disease to achieve this distinction.—
Time,
Time,
11 June 2025
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But, in many raids, agents seem to be making no distinction between criminal and civil immigration violations.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
10 June 2025
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“Disparity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disparity. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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