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
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Genetic divergence thresholds are commonly used in herpetology and broader taxonomy to evaluate whether a population represents a distinct species or merely a variant within an existing one.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
House Bill 5537 would prohibit selling or growing kratom or a synthetic variant, resulting in up to 90 days in jail, a $5,000 fine or both.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The production of the remixes is more important to the meme than the dance itself, and makes Baby Boo a new kind of brainrot variant.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
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That event is also a variant on an annual festival that happens in the park every summer, Hartford Bonanza, which is produced by the same organization that does First Night Hartford.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Genetic divergence thresholds are commonly used in herpetology and broader taxonomy to evaluate whether a population represents a distinct species or merely a variant within an existing one.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
House Bill 5537 would prohibit selling or growing kratom or a synthetic variant, resulting in up to 90 days in jail, a $5,000 fine or both.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The production of the remixes is more important to the meme than the dance itself, and makes Baby Boo a new kind of brainrot variant.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
Adjective
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Surprise, surprise, the drums started pounding for the SOB Act shortly after (though various legislative attempts have floated since Proposition 12 was passed) backed by a Midwestern congresswoman from a Big Pork state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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This capability enables industry workers to eliminate other specialized robots built for various purposes.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Fill up on gas and peruse a staggering menu of over 700 variations of fizzy pop, including weird and wonderful flavors such as teriyaki beef jerky soda.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The results help scientists better understand the geological differences between the near side and far side of the Moon, including variations in volcanic activity and crust formation that date back billions of years.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Crude prices spiked above $110 per barrel Monday morning after several Middle East energy producers announced plans to cut output.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Irish unit, which Generali inherited through its purchase of Liberty Seguros, specializes in online operations and attracted interest from several buyers.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, Trump’s foreign policy has often been less a repudiation of neoconservatism than a mutation of it.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The mutation results in a block in the transport of creatine to the brain and muscle.—
Leanne Miller,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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How to play Mega Millions Player can 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 Mall).—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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While pleased to see the digital reconstruction, Martin said the geological age of the fossil remains unclear since different techniques have arrived at varied dates.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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To cover these deviation costs, MSC is charging $800 per container affected, while RCL is charging $500.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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The report lamented this deviation from its historical use as a hopeful, sacred affirmation with biblical roots.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Boise State would hang around for the final two-minute period, which stretched to about 30 minutes of actual time, as both teams repeatedly sent each other to the free-throw line and called timeouts.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Mar. 2026
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There also have been several deaths in other Gulf countries.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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The character is a mutant with superhuman abilities.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
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In this trial, participants received a treatment that carried new genetic instructions into the brain to reduce production of and silence the mutant huntingtin protein.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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