as in different
differing from another or others
The twins may look alike but they have divergent personalities.
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Recent Examples of divergent
Though Shakespeare certainly appealed to James’s interests with the Scottish play, the two men held divergent views on what witches did and not do.
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Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Nielsen’s ongoing refinements arrive as the industry tries to straddle the divergent worlds of trad TV and streaming.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Gray and Dianna Knockum, the woman who accused him of rape, each testified on a single day, providing wildly divergent versions of what happened on a Wednesday night six months earlier.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
But, as the divergent paths of Boasberg and Bove suggest, the government may have already succeeded in prosecuting its political agenda.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
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Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Nielsen’s ongoing refinements arrive as the industry tries to straddle the divergent worlds of trad TV and streaming.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Gray and Dianna Knockum, the woman who accused him of rape, each testified on a single day, providing wildly divergent versions of what happened on a Wednesday night six months earlier.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
But, as the divergent paths of Boasberg and Bove suggest, the government may have already succeeded in prosecuting its political agenda.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divergent
Adjective
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Previous recommendations, widely supported by pediatric experts, called for the use of a vaccine that addressed four different illnesses, measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Swift announced The Life of a Showgirl, her LP co-produced with Max Martin and Shellback, in mid-August, and has since shared several vinyl variants with different album covers for the record.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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There’s no barbecue in Georgia quite like Fresh Air’s, and no restaurant better represents the state’s storied and distinctive style.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The brands that survive won’t be the most polished—they’ll be the most distinctive.—
Erik Huberman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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After the very recent birth of their child, Un has taken a break from the all-consuming demands of restaurateuring to attend to the entirely distinct all-consuming demands of early parenthood.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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After monitoring them for two years, the researchers directly observed the birth of two different species of males with distinct genomes from a single queen.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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One such story is that the island has always been a diverse, cosmopolitan place.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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In fact, ecosystems with diverse wildlife often support a wide variety of parasites, because these organisms rely on specific hosts to survive!—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Divergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divergent. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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