Thesaurus results for VARIANTS

variants

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Recent Examples of variants Like most other variants, the symptoms of the Cicada variant are the same as those of other COVID-19 variant infections. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 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

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Now, Detroit style, or at least adjacent variations, has been popping up in new locations.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Meteorological seasons were created because of those variations in length.

— Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of variations

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This configuration is designed to remain operational despite manufacturing deviations and wear that develops during extended operation.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Poor execution leads to protocol deviations, delayed data availability, transcription errors and operational inefficiencies that increase risks.

— Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviations

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Under guidance issued in 2022, the FDA has approved nine drugs to be used for patients whose tumors have specific mutations, regardless of the organ where the cancer first appeared.

— Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Key Takeaways Prostate cancer develops when DNA mutations allow prostate cells to multiply out of control.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of mutations

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The secondary thread tracks an alternate reality where Team X—mutants recruited by the villainous Nathaniel Essex—clash with Trask’s anti-mutant Reavers and Sentinels.

— 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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