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
The same approach beat three world champions at Barrage Stratego, a faster eight-piece variant of Stratego, mastered the cooperative card game Hanabi, and beat the best bots at the Chinese card game dou dizhu. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026 SpaceX is building a variant of the Starship to serve as a lander for Artemis astronauts. — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 The gene variant showed no increased risk across 17 other cancers studied. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Whether any variant of such consciousness, approximating that of humans, can be achieved with a nonbiological foundation is assumed but remains to be seen. — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 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
  • The duo leaves us there for nearly six minutes, sending drone clouds of various textures while Schwendener’s voice drifts through the distant fog.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Negotiations ran right up until the deal was unanimously approved during Tuesday’s marathon City Commission meeting and budget hearing, with Underline leaders agreeing to the city’s various asks.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of various
Noun
  • This bag is very optimized and has the potential to have many variations.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, there are too many schools with too much variation in the quality of administration and too many differing standards for teachers and students.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of variation
Adjective
  • The release marks a significant milestone for the studio in a strategic partnership with Almuslim, first announced more than two years ago, aimed at adapting several of his popular literary works into film and television projects.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But on several throws this season, including a couple errant ones on Sunday, Willis didn’t correctly set his base.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of several
Noun
  • These mutations aren’t necessarily inherited; instead they can be caused by certain exposures, or simply by chance.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Immunology, virology, growing a pathogen, and stabilizing a dangerous mutation all require different skills.
    — Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of mutation
Adjective
  • This is a season so overwhelmingly dull that it’s taken three different gay guys to recap it.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The new four-page indictment did not add a different type of offense.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of different
Noun
  • Many proteins have significant regions where limited changes to their amino acid sequence are tolerable and other areas where even a slight deviation from the existing sequence inactivates the protein.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Bridge lifts usually happen on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the Transportation Department said, though there are a couple of deviations from that schedule this year to accommodate ongoing rehabilitation work on the 110-year-old Lake Street Bridge.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of deviation
Adjective
  • Anderson of Johns Hopkins has been working with a dozen other researchers, through grants from Arnold Ventures, to study prices more and contemplate state-level legislation that mirrors the CBO’s options.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The incident became even more troubling after reports that models had turned up on a dozen other websites.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of other
Noun
  • Why would anyone want to do this in a game about an angry, unkillable mutant with claws sharp enough to cut through space-time?
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The latter is embodied by an underground race of telepathic mutants who worship an unexploded nuclear bomb and find themselves in conflict with the apes, as well as the few surviving humans, on the way to a finale that out-tragedies the original.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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