as in various
able to be distinguished in some way from others of the same kind
variant strains of a disease variant points of view
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Recent Examples of variant
ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Health officials have already confirmed that at least one passenger who left the ship, a man who returned to Switzerland, tested positive for the Andes strain of the hantavirus, a rare variant that can spread between people through close contact.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
While the indigo variant comes with white laces, black goes more uniform with laces in the same color.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
The deaths occurred between April 11 and May 2 with a variant of hantavirus identified in at least one patient who is currently in intensive care.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 May 2026
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Noun
Specifically, the Manthey Kit is an upgrade to the Taycan Turbo GT variant that Porsche introduced in 2024.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Health officials have already confirmed that at least one passenger who left the ship, a man who returned to Switzerland, tested positive for the Andes strain of the hantavirus, a rare variant that can spread between people through close contact.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
While the indigo variant comes with white laces, black goes more uniform with laces in the same color.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
The deaths occurred between April 11 and May 2 with a variant of hantavirus identified in at least one patient who is currently in intensive care.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
Adjective
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Her desk was perpetually covered in Post-it notes of various neon hues.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Records compiled by the online site LegiStorm show Moorer has worked for Davis in various capacities since 2008 and currently makes about $72,000 a year.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Stacking is the key to McCarthy's lunar imagery, enabling him to turn the subtle variations of color in an image of the moon into the rich browns and blues seen in his edits.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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My recipe is a variation on the original given to me by dear friend, the late, great Irene Jakubowski, who lived much of her life in Valparaiso before retiring to Monticello and her death in 2008.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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His own aspirations have pulled him in several directions.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The move comes after Qatar made several previous attempts to send shipments through Hormuz, but eventually the tankers turned around.—
Stephen Stapczynski,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Among the more unusual succulents Kent has are crested plants — mutations of plants that give them unusual shapes and other characteristics.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Each child born to a parent with the mutation has a 50-50 chance of inheriting it.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Galvin later confronted the man who had messaged Kianna, who told her several different stories, according to Childs’ report.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Some states are taking a different approach to student misbehavior, saying that the answer is to bring in more consequences and give teachers more power to punish disruptive students.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Medical research has historically treated the female body as a deviation from a male baseline, leaving critical gaps in understanding that have real-world consequences.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The only deviations from the hue can be found on the steel screws on the bezel, the titanium caseback and crown chip, and the white accents on the dial.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Like other pools in China, swimmers will need to don a swim cap to take a dip.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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In other words, the surface numbers and the eye test are matching the analytics in Chisholm’s case.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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New York gets its pass rusher in Bailey, a mutant in Sadiq and one of the most QB-friendly receivers in this draft in Cooper.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This generated a lot of interest because one of the main ways that cancer develops resistance to RAS inhibitors is by amplifying mutant RAS, basically flooding the cell with the oncoprotein and overwhelming the inhibitor.—
Matthew Herper,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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