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
ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Health officials have already confirmed that at least one passenger who left the ship, a man who returned to Switzerland, tested positive for the Andes strain of the hantavirus, a rare variant that can spread between people through close contact.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
While the indigo variant comes with white laces, black goes more uniform with laces in the same color.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
The deaths occurred between April 11 and May 2 with a variant of hantavirus identified in at least one patient who is currently in intensive care.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 May 2026
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Noun
Specifically, the Manthey Kit is an upgrade to the Taycan Turbo GT variant that Porsche introduced in 2024.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Health officials have already confirmed that at least one passenger who left the ship, a man who returned to Switzerland, tested positive for the Andes strain of the hantavirus, a rare variant that can spread between people through close contact.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
While the indigo variant comes with white laces, black goes more uniform with laces in the same color.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
The deaths occurred between April 11 and May 2 with a variant of hantavirus identified in at least one patient who is currently in intensive care.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
Adjective
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Her desk was perpetually covered in Post-it notes of various neon hues.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Records compiled by the online site LegiStorm show Moorer has worked for Davis in various capacities since 2008 and currently makes about $72,000 a year.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The Mission-style burrito, with its monstrous circumference and segregated ingredients, strikes me as a variation best loved by the people who grew up loving it.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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The buckling may start in the middle, and minor variations in a given can’s shape and size might affect when the first ring emerges.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Mali was struck late last month by one of the biggest coordinated attacks on its army in Bamako and several other cities by jihadis and rebels who seized several towns and military bases.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Some states like California have been seeing prices as high as $6 per gallon over the past several days, while Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Alaska contend with average prices topping $5 per gallon.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The study found those carrying the GBA1 mutation but without symptoms already show an intermediate microbial profile, suggesting early changes before disease onset.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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The mutation is strongly associated with Parkinson’s disease and is estimated to increase risk by nearly 30 times.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Notably, Bauhinia blakeana is a sterile hybrid, resulting from the cross-pollination of two different plant varieties.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Those two would be no different.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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The scale and frequency of the deviations align more naturally with magnetic restructuring in the solar wind than with extreme plasma density shifts.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Because servers can’t tolerate more than minor deviations, UPS electronics also clean up low-quality power, such as voltage spikes or sags and frequency deviation.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That decision puts at risk both of the majority-Black districts in Louisiana of being eliminated in the redrawing, as well as majority-minority districts in other states.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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The chain eventually expanded to other nameplates — Banana Republic and Old Navy — and now generates more than $15 billion in sales globally.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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New York gets its pass rusher in Bailey, a mutant in Sadiq and one of the most QB-friendly receivers in this draft in Cooper.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This generated a lot of interest because one of the main ways that cancer develops resistance to RAS inhibitors is by amplifying mutant RAS, basically flooding the cell with the oncoprotein and overwhelming the inhibitor.—
Matthew Herper,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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