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Recent Examples of variants
New variants include the TMP era variant and STO era variant, as well as a remaster of the TOS era variant.
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David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variants
Noun
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Brazil is divided by five major regions, each widely known for its specific culture, climate, language variations, and landscapes.—
Jade Moyano,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The line spans ready-to-wear pieces such as knitwear, jersey tops and denim, as well as accessories like canvas totes and variations of the Bou bag.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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This followed a dizzying number of deviations by Greene from the party line, dating back to early summer—foremost were her very public calls for the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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To stay ahead of potential future COVID-19 mutations, scientists at UC San Diego in La Jolla and international collaborators set their sights on the past.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Americans are being urged to be extra vigilant this winter, as a suite of influenza A mutations has created a dominant virus strain that's spreading more rapidly and evading our natural and therapeutic abilities to fight infection.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2026
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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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These are nature’s real-life mutants, each reminding us that evolution is the most creative engineer of all.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Variants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variants. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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