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
Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Dell will also outfit this XPS 16 variant with HDMI connectivity and an SD card reader.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
For women, there’s a variant with a mesh fabric in colors ranging from antique pink to violet, ice white, and sugar paper.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Laboratory tests soon confirmed the outbreak is of the Bundibugyo strain, an Ebola variant with a mortality rate over 30% for which there is no vaccine or treatment.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Noun
One option had been to focus on building a larger pad next door, at LC-36B, capable of supporting the larger 9×4 variant of the rocket (the nine and four, respectively, refer to the number of engines in the first and second stage of the rocket).
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Dell will also outfit this XPS 16 variant with HDMI connectivity and an SD card reader.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
For women, there’s a variant with a mesh fabric in colors ranging from antique pink to violet, ice white, and sugar paper.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Laboratory tests soon confirmed the outbreak is of the Bundibugyo strain, an Ebola variant with a mortality rate over 30% for which there is no vaccine or treatment.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 27 May 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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This copy number variation correlates directly with salivary amylase protein levels — more copies, more enzyme, more starch-digesting capacity.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Pale Gray and Ivory Select a soft white and a soft gray with just a subtle visual variation for a low-contrast, high-style space.—
Lauren Jones,
The Spruce,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Sirens were sounded in several areas across the country after the missiles were detected, according to the Israel Defense Forces.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Carven has also seen several creative director changes over the past two decades.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
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Whereas many other treatments in development target the individual mutation underlying someone’s disease, daraxonrasib shuts down the whole family of proteins.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Ernst was a renowned molecular biologist who studied DNA mutations, the link between chemicals and cancer, and the root of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Officials at the Air Resources Board then spent the last several months drafting and revising the plan voted on this week, which received considerable feedback from oil and gas companies, environmental groups, lobbyists and lawmakers all jockeying for different priorities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 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,
30 May 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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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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The footage goes big on En Sabah Nur, the ancient mutant who's back in a big way as the prime adversary of the new episodes.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 May 2026
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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