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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
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Winter and her colleagues calculate that, with 84 percent vaccine coverage, each case can still cause two to three new cases—a transmissibility akin to that of seasonal influenza or the original COVID variant.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2025
The decision banned trans women, men, and nonbinary people from using the bathroom and locker room that is most comfortable for them, putting gender-variant people in a vulnerable position, as pointed out by the letter.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Industrial policy — or state capitalism, as the Chinese variant is called — has gone mainstream in Washington.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The nameplate’s sophomore iteration was in production until 1972 and is generally agreed to have peaked with the 1970 Super Sport, or SS, variant.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Winter and her colleagues calculate that, with 84 percent vaccine coverage, each case can still cause two to three new cases—a transmissibility akin to that of seasonal influenza or the original COVID variant.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2025
The decision banned trans women, men, and nonbinary people from using the bathroom and locker room that is most comfortable for them, putting gender-variant people in a vulnerable position, as pointed out by the letter.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Industrial policy — or state capitalism, as the Chinese variant is called — has gone mainstream in Washington.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
Adjective
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Shouts for it will be met by angry fingers jutted towards the various gaffes played ad nauseam on Sky Sports’ weekly Ref Watch, or the mandatory pause before the emotional unleashing as VAR mulls over whether a goal is a goal or just a hoax.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Michael Harley covers various athletics at Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Days spent perusing brocantes and bakeries turned into long dinners involving a hundred variations on the potato and late-night glasses of wine on the sidewalks of Pigalle.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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So much is happening and with so much variation, too.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Still, despite the predictability of this opening act, several developments have progressed much further and faster than most had expected.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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During the event, several confrontations broke out, but were quickly calmed by police, who had formed a perimeter around Zellerbach Hall.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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But the really rare mutation Iris has is on a gene that's responsible for mitochondria and mitochondrial disease.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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In people with the natural mutation, the ANGPTL3 gene is turned off in every cell in the body — muscles, heart, lungs and so forth.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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And to get to play these characters that are layered and complex and multidimensional is really fun — anything where there's a public and a private life, and a secret, and different elements at play, and having to keep different balls in the air is really fulfilling and fun.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Each box of pods follows the same format as their whole bean deliveries, single origin from a range of different coffee-producing countries and ready to drop right into a Keurig machine.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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Serving as a subtle deviation from her black outfit, the shoes were crafted from espresso brown velvet.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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The low numbers set by the cap are another deviation.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
9 Nov. 2025
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The research team underlined that the future work will explore other co-intercalants and optimize electrolytes for even wider temperature ranges.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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That’s a significant contrast to other parts of the Forbidden City, marked by wide open spaces intended to represent the grandeur of imperial power and territory.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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You-Chiun Chang/University of Texas at Austin Who are the real mutants, and what’s going to cure them?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
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One study of yellow mutants of three deciduous species, for example, found that more nitrogen was left behind in their yellow leaves than in the normal red leaves.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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