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
Alice Park, Time, 7 July 2025
Shahed drones are an Iranian design, a variant of which is now manufactured in Russia.
—Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Certain variants a year ago had 35% or 40%, Masterson said.
—Breana Noble, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Every toy variant of the classic Gundam in this Ver.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Adjective
With summer travel at an all-time high, new COVID-19 variants are brewing.
—Alice Park, Time, 7 July 2025
Shahed drones are an Iranian design, a variant of which is now manufactured in Russia.
—Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Certain variants a year ago had 35% or 40%, Masterson said.
—Breana Noble, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Every toy variant of the classic Gundam in this Ver.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
Adjective
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The risk to estate leakage from various risks can be reduced significantly.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Grok is trained on various sources, including posts from X, which might explain why Grok has been reported to check Elon Musk's opinion on controversial topics.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
Noun
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SECAs are similar to teaching assistants, but there is a slight variation in their job descriptions and they are represented by different unions.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Both variations of the Flow 2 have hot-swappable, low-profile switches that can be easily changed or upgraded to give the keyboard an alternative typing style.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Craig had told several people Angela was suffering suicidal ideations leading up to her death, according to the affidavit.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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Reports of a potential Rays sale have circulated several times in recent years.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
Noun
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This mutation produces an abnormal transthyretin (TTR) protein that misfolds and forms amyloid deposits in the heart.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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The Social and Behavioral Challenges group had more mutations in genes that became active after birth, Litman and Troyanskaya say, which could explain why these participants did not have developmental delays and tended to be diagnosed later than those in the other three groups.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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And in a different carousel of photos, which Justin shared on Friday, the singer once again cozied up to his wife, wrapping his arms around her in what appeared to be candid shots.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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The Enquirer tried to contact ICE spokespeople via two different emails, separately contacted the Detroit field office, and requested any reports related to the alleged prank.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
27 July 2025
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The audience now anticipates secrets to be revealed, characters to combat one another, detours and deviations in the plot, plus a few jump scares.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
25 July 2025
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Despite the overall increase, significant reductions in veteran homelessness in Indianapolis and the U.S. at large hold lessons for how to help other groups, advocates say.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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According to English, wages at other manufacturing plants that do similar work are much higher than at Challenge, where some employees are paid as little as $18 an hour.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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