variant 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of variantnext
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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noun

as in variation

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Recent Examples of variant
Noun
Its track-only GTR variant, though, is a little less well known. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 July 2026 The Crossover variant with the cargo rack and rear battery is priced at $4,349. — New Atlas, 18 July 2026 Military analysts believe the new Y-9 variant has reached early combat capability, based on recent images. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026 Apple usually reserves the base variant of its chip series for the standard iPhone models, while the Pro models get the corresponding Pro chip. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for variant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
  1. various
  2. variation
  3. several
  4. mutation
  5. different
  6. deviation
  7. other
  8. mutant
Adjective
  • Dubai International Airport, a central global transport hub, was forced to temporarily close in March, while various airlines, including British Airways and Emirates paused flights to the destination.
    — Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • This move continues their strategy of bolstering their pitching pipeline through various acquisition methods.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of various
Noun
  • The variations of embellished mini dresses, column gowns and pant suits on the runways this season served as proof.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Villa usually deploy a variation of a 4-2-3-1 shape, with two No 10s and a right winger.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of variation
Adjective
  • Crime has been down considerably across the city this year, despite several high-profile events occurring in recent months.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • After several Zoom calls, Nahmias flew to Charlotte without cameras, spending a few days simply getting to know Olive and her family.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Definition of several
Noun
  • By reading the mutations stacked up in the tumor’s genome as a kind of clock, researchers estimate the lineage has been dividing and passing from clam to clam for more than two centuries, outlasting countless generations of its hosts.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Some of the mutations the scientists found are obvious adaptations to the sinkhole environment.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of mutation
Adjective
  • After airing a 19th season that limped its way to the finish line, Bravo probably should have tried something a little different for the next one.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • In the comics, Battleworld stitched together all the different worlds and plopped every hero and their variant into one new universe.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of different
Noun
  • This stretch of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is identical across every other animal that’s been studied, so the deviation jumped out at Han.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
  • American manhood is a fragile and precarious thing, shattered by the slightest deviation from ever-shifting norms—eating the wrong taco, tasting tofu, not eating meat, or maybe eating too much meat.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of deviation
Adjective
  • The Big Bend Sector has not experienced the high number of border crossings seen in recent years in other areas farther south along the Rio Grande or in Arizona or California, owing to the remote and challenging terrain on both sides of the border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Today, some bright spots aside, the Art Deco District’s historic commercial spine is a drab length of vacant and unkempt storefronts, smoke shops, liquor stores, fast-food outlets, cheap T-shirt emporia and other varieties of tourist trap.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of other
Noun
  • But there really is nowhere safe in the world for mutants at this point in time when someone like Trask is out there.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • While humanity knows about superheroes like Spider-Man (hence, the events of the previous games), mutants are still largely living in the shadows.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Definition of mutant

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