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
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
Rivian reps declined to confirm or deny a more hardcore variant that may or may not employ a disconnecting front sway bar, but in the meantime, the R1 definitely takes the off-roading cake—but only in terms of all-out capability.
—ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
An artist's impression showing NASA's Apollo moon lander (far left), Blue Moon's Mark II lander (center) and SpaceX's Starship variant (right), drawn to scale, on the lunar surface.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 9 June 2026
While dapagliflozin lowered heart failure hospitalization in both groups, the reduction was about eight times stronger in carriers of the genetic variant.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
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Noun
The government has closed French Polynesia for two months, in hopes of preventing the spread of more contagious COVID-19 variant.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
Rivian reps declined to confirm or deny a more hardcore variant that may or may not employ a disconnecting front sway bar, but in the meantime, the R1 definitely takes the off-roading cake—but only in terms of all-out capability.
—ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
An artist's impression showing NASA's Apollo moon lander (far left), Blue Moon's Mark II lander (center) and SpaceX's Starship variant (right), drawn to scale, on the lunar surface.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 9 June 2026
While dapagliflozin lowered heart failure hospitalization in both groups, the reduction was about eight times stronger in carriers of the genetic variant.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
Adjective
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Each location will offer various food and drink specials, according to the bar and restaurant’s website.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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For various reasons, none of us had managed a proper vacation that summer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The expensive physical variations will be handed over to the iPhone Ultra.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The Sea Salt variation features a two-tone upper which is contrasted with bright pink panel edges.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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The woman was able to grab a water bottle and hit the bear, and the man got a hatchet and hit the bear several times with the blunt end, critically injuring it.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Colorado added $30 million to that pot several years ago.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
Noun
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So, what causes these mutations and what's the impact?—
Emily Kwong,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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Yes, daraxonrasib is being studied by researchers as a potential treatment for additional malignancies caused by RAS mutations.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The unexpected move comes just days after Anthropic announced Fable 5 and Mythos 5, two powerful models that the company touted as state-of-the-art across a number of different industry benchmarks.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Slavery, in their telling, was not a system on which the country was built, but a deviation from the immutable truths on which it was founded.—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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Inside his brilliance lies a complex vibrato, leading to the richest of articulated vocals, even some soulful deviation that lean towards hints of melisma.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Sony is underway on a search for a new star and other cast members.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
9 June 2026
Noun
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However, Mane would go on to reprise his role as the mutant over two decades later in Deadpool & Wolverine opposite Jackman and Ryan Reynolds.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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What the team needed was a natural mutant that was unable to detect the caterpillar’s saliva.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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