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
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Through dynamic creative selection, this particular model can evaluate a broader set of creatives and identify the variant most likely to perform for each ad impression.
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Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
The rocket has flown with four solid rocket boosters before, but Wednesday's launch marked the debut of this particular, more powerful SRB variant.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
Wohl said there has been an increase in cases of XFG, an Omicron variant sometimes called Stratus.
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Eva Flowe
june 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Noun
The Maybach variant offers a more pampering suspension than its performance- minded Mercedes-AMG sibling, while still allowing for varying degrees of responsiveness through four drive modes—Comfort, Maybach, Sport, and Individual.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Through dynamic creative selection, this particular model can evaluate a broader set of creatives and identify the variant most likely to perform for each ad impression.
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Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
The rocket has flown with four solid rocket boosters before, but Wednesday's launch marked the debut of this particular, more powerful SRB variant.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
Wohl said there has been an increase in cases of XFG, an Omicron variant sometimes called Stratus.
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Eva Flowe
june 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
Adjective
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His invention hasn't been implemented at any crosswalks yet, but Jung said his next step is to pilot SmartBlink with local governments in various communities.
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Shoots them off the balance, catch-and-shoot, spot ups — just in various ways.
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The other was some variation of this one — in fact, it’s been this exact one from the time a good friend, Larry Dorman, pushed for me, and the great Sun Sentinel sports editor Fred Turner called me in the Candlestick Stadium press box in San Francisco at the 1989 World Series.
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Beginning with the last World Cup in Qatar, though, Panini also began producing variations with special borders that are much more scarce.
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The images featured the model and entrepreneur in a sheer white blouse, and several of the photos revealed the outline of her right nipple.
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The Atlantic Fire happening after several other wildfires ignited across south Florida earlier this month.
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Most antibiotics are single bioactive molecules, and some can be thwarted with single mutations.
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Though there is still no fix for the mutation, the subsequent research spawned by the work of Fraumeni, Li, and other pioneers hasn’t been for naught.
Adjective
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There are four main courses in the area — dirt, park, street and vertical — all with different styles of judging and competition.
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The two parties would take a somewhat different approach for police protection at high-security venues.
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When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.
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In 2023 a collaboration of radio astronomers reported tiny deviations in the timing of these flashes from dozens of pulsars in the Milky Way.
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Barnacles, mussels, clams, algae and other warm-seawater-dwelling fauna and flora have latched onto oil tankers hundreds of massive oil tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf over the past several months.
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This handheld vacuum has a lightweight design and strong suction to clean debris in hard-to-reach areas behind the couch, in the car, and other hard-to-reach areas.
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But these genes were not mutants to start with in the human embryos that Egli’s team edited.
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Hugh Jackman has fought mutants, slayed vampires and gone toe-to-toe dancing with Zac Efron.
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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