as in frictions
a lack of agreement or harmony
persistent variance within the rock band eventually caused it to break up
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Recent Examples of variances
Not all percentages add up to 100% due to variances in state record-keeping systems.
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Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue criminal charges, sentencing enhancements, and sentencing variances in fentanyl trafficking cases, according to a White House fact sheet.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2025
These metrics are presented as a solution to performance variances often observed in other battery chemistries under extreme weather conditions.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025
But Gilman said the timing of the reports proposed by Xcel, including a June 1 application that could seek additional variances or approval of resources, is difficult.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
Suarez has also pointed to Dominguez’s support for zoning variances at 1250 West Ave.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
All three whiskeys are quite good, with variances in flavor ranging from rich caramel notes in Mushroom, to a bright citrus tone that defines Beaver, and a oaky maple undercurrent in Owl.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Any requirements for workers to use their own bank accounts for petty cash or wire transfers are banned, and union members cannot be held liable for petty cash variances out of their control under the terms of the contract.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Three residents spoke in opposition to zoning variances at a Chesterfield Township Zoning Board of Appeals in December 2023, the day Sheetz was discussed, according to meeting minutes.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue criminal charges, sentencing enhancements, and sentencing variances in fentanyl trafficking cases, according to a White House fact sheet.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2025
These metrics are presented as a solution to performance variances often observed in other battery chemistries under extreme weather conditions.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025
But Gilman said the timing of the reports proposed by Xcel, including a June 1 application that could seek additional variances or approval of resources, is difficult.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
Suarez has also pointed to Dominguez’s support for zoning variances at 1250 West Ave.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
All three whiskeys are quite good, with variances in flavor ranging from rich caramel notes in Mushroom, to a bright citrus tone that defines Beaver, and a oaky maple undercurrent in Owl.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Any requirements for workers to use their own bank accounts for petty cash or wire transfers are banned, and union members cannot be held liable for petty cash variances out of their control under the terms of the contract.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Three residents spoke in opposition to zoning variances at a Chesterfield Township Zoning Board of Appeals in December 2023, the day Sheetz was discussed, according to meeting minutes.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variances
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By April, new tariffs and trade frictions triggered some of the most significant trade actions in decades.—
Joe Ngai,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Trade and diplomatic frictions aside, Japanese companies are positive on business growth, with the Bank of Japan’s Tankan survey showing that sentiment among Japanese companies mostly improved in the fourth quarter, especially among small manufacturers.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
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Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.—
April Uchitel,
Flow Space,
6 Aug. 2025
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Their world inside Parchman was defined by regulation of contraband items, the work they were told to do, conflicts with other inmates, and the corruption and neglect of the prison administrators.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Though there are no mentions in Woman Down of conflicts between the cast of the movie-within-the-book, Petra did butt heads with a producer named Allister Jones, who was behind the changes to the plot for the adaptation.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The right’s schisms were on full display during AmericaFest, Turning Point USA’s annual conference, which took place in Phoenix this past weekend.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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But the debate over how to regulate AI has caused schisms not only in the industry but also within the conservative movement and Republican party.—
Samantha Waldenberg,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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She's also covered the cartel wars along the TX-MX border, Congress in Mexico City, 3 presidential races, and 6 hurricanes.—
Karen Brooks Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
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No One Knows What to Call Venezuela The wars since 1945 have not actually been so explicitly about resources, yet the President can't seem to stop talking about oil and energy.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Democratic Party is looking to the post-Trump era, too, with divisions that are considerably more public.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
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Maybe baseball could pull off something similar, especially if a tournament were added within a 32-team expansion that creates eight, four-team divisions, from which some sort of divisional play-in format could fit a typical regular season schedule while creating an eight-team tournament field.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The state Supreme Court upheld the provision 5-2 along party lines, with dissents coming from the two Republican justices, David Overstreet and Lisa Holder White.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The court’s four liberal justices at the time joined him over the other conservative justices’ dissents; Trump has since appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett to replace former Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, tilting the court further in conservatives’ favor.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
12 Jan. 2026
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But India’s widening trade deficit with Beijing and border disputes have been a bone of contention between the two.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Wikipedia’s trust infrastructure—which includes citations, edit histories, talk pages and enforceable policies—was shaped in part by disputes among editors and visitors to the site over the coverage of evolution, climate change and health topics.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Variances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variances. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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