variants

plural of variant

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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. David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variants
Noun
  • Lithuanian translators came up with endless variations of how to translate the F-word.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Koenigsegg had planned to build just 125 Jeskos, including the variations Jesko Attack, Jesko Absolut, and Sadair’s Spear.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • To account for industry deviations, companies were evaluated based on their performance relative to the average within their respective industry.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Interestingly, the model predicts protein interactions and even forecasts which mutations will disrupt the communication between these vital molecules.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists call these mutations.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The mutants were identified in the 1940s by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, who were working on the effects of radiation as part of the Manhattan Project.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025

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