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
Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
The flight program could potentially even include docking two Starships in orbit to demonstrate propellant transfer, and even an uncrewed demo of the Starship Human Landing System, a lunar variant of Starship, that is to be used for NASA's Artemis 3 mission in mid-2027.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The researchers also inferred that these ancient American variants of the bacteria shared a common ancestor that dates to 9,000 years ago at most—when some early humans had already migrated from Siberia to the Americas.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
The Omicron variant first was detected in late 2021 and has remained the dominant variant since then.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Other variants or related algorithms can have their own package.
—Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
The flight program could potentially even include docking two Starships in orbit to demonstrate propellant transfer, and even an uncrewed demo of the Starship Human Landing System, a lunar variant of Starship, that is to be used for NASA's Artemis 3 mission in mid-2027.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The researchers also inferred that these ancient American variants of the bacteria shared a common ancestor that dates to 9,000 years ago at most—when some early humans had already migrated from Siberia to the Americas.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
The Omicron variant first was detected in late 2021 and has remained the dominant variant since then.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
Adjective
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Scammers use various tactics to engage potential victims and gain their trust.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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If the shooter apprehends you, the screen turns red and displays one of several sobering messages about the number of students killed in various U.S. school shootings.—
Simon Parkin,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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In a study of more than 2,000 crypts from 42 people, the researchers found hundreds of genetic variations in crypts from people in their 50s.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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The variations could also pose challenges for travel and outdoor activities across the city.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In the hours after Thursday's test flight, Musk took to his social media platform to share and comment on several videos of the Starship debris coming back to Earth.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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The mission went disastrously awry, resulting in a gun battle with Russian special forces, reportedly killing several, and prompting Putin to publicly threaten retaliation.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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If the mutations accumulate slowly, symptoms might not arrive until their 50s, 60s or beyond.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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With this new study, the research team was trying to determine if these outliers were a result of mutations caused by the fallout of the Chornobyl disaster.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Other companies have found different ways to cut nicotine levels.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Although several different Russian ‘Baba Yaga clones’ have been demonstrated, these do not seem to have reached the front.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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The system can detect a deviation from a forecast, for example, and yet understand that the deviation is in an allowable range and that an alert does not have to be generated.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Some are contracted by insurance companies and other times are hired directly by affluent homeowners.—
Andrea Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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First lady Jill Biden, second-gentleman Doug Emhoff and several other former spouses of the president were also present, with the exception of Michelle Obama, whose office did not provide details explaining her absence.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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