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as in variety
the quality or state of being composed of many different elements or types
the diversity of plant life on that tropical island is staggering
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as in distinctiveness
the quality or state of being different
there's considerable diversity in the platforms for the two major parties
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Recent Examples of diversity
Trump has cleaned diversity, equity, and inclusion policies out of most of the government, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is cleaning wokeness out of the Pentagon.
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2025
Some of the terminations are a result of Trump’s executive orders to abandon federal work on diversity and equity issues.
—Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
This setting gives the country a diversity of geologic features, from massive faults to hot springs and geysers.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
An example of diversity in water needs is the bigleaf hydrangea, which has the highest water need, and the oakleaf, which has the lowest.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2025
Some of the terminations are a result of Trump’s executive orders to abandon federal work on diversity and equity issues.
—Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
This setting gives the country a diversity of geologic features, from massive faults to hot springs and geysers.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
An example of diversity in water needs is the bigleaf hydrangea, which has the highest water need, and the oakleaf, which has the lowest.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diversity
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This is especially important in light of a variety of concerning trends that are picking up pace.—
Jim Pauley,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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These disposable melamine sponges work well for cleaning a variety of items, but they shouldn't be used on everything.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2025
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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Ana’s guilt creates a need to iron out differences with her mother and receive her blessing — but that’s not likely.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Accounting for sampling heterogeneity suggests a low palaeolatitude origin for dinosaurs.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Developing The Drugs Of Tomorrow The heterogeneity of diseases calls for a diverse range of medicines.—
Max Votek,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Siwa isn’t alone in using a multiplicity of pronouns.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
23 Apr. 2025
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And that is the power of having a team with a multiplicity of different prisms.—
Matthew Phillips,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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, a regular interior stateroom on the same sailing – without Yacht Club’s inclusions – starts at $949 per person.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
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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“Diversity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diversity. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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