variants

noun

Definition of variantsnext
plural of variant
as in variations

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  1. variations
  2. deviations
  3. mutations
Noun
  • Check for misspellings in the domain name of email addresses and look for variations in the logo of the company.
    Audrey Nguyen, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Munro daughters all have variations on the same face.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of variations
Noun
  • Even minor deviations in configurations can lead to non-compliance, potentially resulting in significant fines or legal repercussions.
    Jody Brazil, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In these reports, ensure your EA includes updates from the team on project timelines, budget status and any deviations from planned outcomes.
    Kenzie Biggins, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of deviations
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  • In another troubling finding, one of the mutations identified in the Louisiana patient also turned up in a viral sample taken from a teenager with a severe case of bird flu in British Columbia.
    Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The announcement comes about a week after genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu viruses from the nation’s first severely ill patient revealed multiple mutations that could increase the virus’s ability to bind to human upper airway cells.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of mutations
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