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
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Gamora with Thanos’ armor (Courtney Welsh), variant Taskmaster (Lamarr Daniels) and zombie Captain America (Matt Lawrence), from left to right, are cosplay costumes created by sculpture and painter Walter Welsh (not pictured).
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
To understand past diets and where an animal sat in the ancient food chain, scientists study the chemical signature of different isotopes, or variants, of elements such as nitrogen or carbon, which are preserved in teeth and bones over thousands of years.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Previously healthy men over age 70 who have two copies of the variant, which is known as H63D, are at least twice — or up to four times — as likely to develop dementia.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
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Adjective
Chuck Berry, their hero, worshipped Nat King Cole, with Berry’s great rock songs of the fifties being variants on Cole’s witty hipster jazz songs from a decade before.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Gamora with Thanos’ armor (Courtney Welsh), variant Taskmaster (Lamarr Daniels) and zombie Captain America (Matt Lawrence), from left to right, are cosplay costumes created by sculpture and painter Walter Welsh (not pictured).
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
To understand past diets and where an animal sat in the ancient food chain, scientists study the chemical signature of different isotopes, or variants, of elements such as nitrogen or carbon, which are preserved in teeth and bones over thousands of years.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Previously healthy men over age 70 who have two copies of the variant, which is known as H63D, are at least twice — or up to four times — as likely to develop dementia.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
Adjective
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The new trauma center, located in the Harambee neighborhood at 2669 N. King Drive, will offer various holistic health services for victims of trafficking, domestic abuse and trauma, an issue that has become increasingly prevalent across the city.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Formerly a professional tennis player, Olympian, Davis Cup player and tournament director, Hutchins has held various executive level roles at the ATP Tour over the past 11 years.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Intersex people have variations in chromosomes, hormone levels or anatomy that differ from what’s considered typical for male and female bodies.—
Lisa Song,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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The chain will also roll out two new variations of potato chips.—
Logan Holland,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Detectives have reached out to several police agencies across the country to discuss various suspects and cases that have any similarities to the Fleming case, the release states.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
8 Aug. 2025
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Dozens of countries have signed on to a pledge to triple nuclear power capacity worldwide by 2050, part of worldwide efforts to deploy clean power at scale, and several African countries have expressed serious interest in building out their nuclear portfolios, Bilbao y León said.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The breakthrough came in 2019, when high-throughput DNA sequencing revealed a rare mutation in a gene called PIGZ.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
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Gene drives are sequences of DNA that can be inserted into the genome of an individual and cause a specific mutation or gene to be passed on to virtually all offspring, instead of just 50%.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Unlike many artists, who tease singles for months and space out releases by years, YoungBoy takes a different approach.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Bestowing a different kind of moving stillness from his recent works, with sequences that convey a radiant atmosphere and buzzing natural life, Back Home draws attention to the brilliance all around, a homecoming of sorts after a string of films about a Walker in exile.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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People who could follow instructions, memorize workflow steps and execute them without deviation.—
Evan J. Schwartz,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Transcriptions of episodes of the Outside Podcast are created with a mix of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain some grammatical errors or slight deviations from the audio.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
30 July 2025
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The caramelization process converts starches to sugar in sweet potatoes as well as in other veggies.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Third, both Trump and Xi want to meet each other, most likely in the Fall in Asia.—
Scott Kennedy,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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