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
New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The new longer-range variant – dubbed the UMPB-5 – has already been used in strikes against Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine in recent days.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Three of those will be city-exclusives for Atlanta, Houston and Las Vegas, and there’s also the Rare Air pair that had been expected earlier and a women’s-exclusive variant as well.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
The startup also has TM-Q, a four-wheel pedal-assist variant for families and commercial use that shares the TM-B’s software and battery tech.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
People who carry the APOE4 gene variant have the highest genetic risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The new longer-range variant – dubbed the UMPB-5 – has already been used in strikes against Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine in recent days.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Three of those will be city-exclusives for Atlanta, Houston and Las Vegas, and there’s also the Rare Air pair that had been expected earlier and a women’s-exclusive variant as well.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
The startup also has TM-Q, a four-wheel pedal-assist variant for families and commercial use that shares the TM-B’s software and battery tech.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
Adjective
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Their philanthropy touches all 12 of the university’s schools and colleges, as well as the university’s libraries, student affairs, athletics and various funds across campus.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Since then, she's made stops in various cities across the United States, Canada and Australia, and Perry is now traveling around the world to connect with more fans.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like machines, most companies are designed to create efficient, predictable outcomes; minimize risk; and eliminate variation.—
Jana Werner,
Harvard Business Review,
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
Adjective
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There have been lengthy shutdowns before, including several others that stretched on for more than two weeks.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Adding another big contract would have been prohibitive ahead of an offseason where the Ravens will want to pay center Tyler Linderbaum, nose tackle Travis Jones, tight end Isaiah Likely and several others.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What the Becks didn’t know was that their daughter was born with a rare genetic defect—an incurable, untreatable mutation that caused her death within days.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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With millions of mutations occurring across countless generations, the odds of nature reassembling the same blueprint are effectively zero.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The characters are all different, but the contrast in personalities was similar.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Lee made a video about the clear-shoe trend, adopted by the likes of Simone Rocha and Loewe for spring 2026; Loewe layered socks of different colors with transparent kitten heels.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Glasner prefers his players to know their role perfectly, to complement each other and to commit to the game plan largely without deviation.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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There’s no evidence of any sudden deviation, shift, or course change.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Times’ error immediately garnered write-ups in The Washington Post, The New York Times, New York Magazine, and other outlets.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Those same records also showed that the only other purchases of BAM in the state of Colorado had been from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife agency and the National Parks Service — both of which maintained careful records of any use of the drug, per the indictment.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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No question, this mutant Porsche means business.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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