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
James Laporta, CBS News, 11 May 2026
This Cybertruck variant was axed in September 2025, with Tesla citing limited demand.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 10 May 2026
Buyers will be able to choose between three configurations, including the seven-seat Ultra, the seven-seat Ultra+ Qijia, and the six-seat Ultra+ Executive variant.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Participants with another genetic variant (AA) showed no benefit from supplementation.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Among the military hardware was an Iranian Air Force RC-130, a reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering variant of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules tactical transport aircraft.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 11 May 2026
This Cybertruck variant was axed in September 2025, with Tesla citing limited demand.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 10 May 2026
Buyers will be able to choose between three configurations, including the seven-seat Ultra, the seven-seat Ultra+ Qijia, and the six-seat Ultra+ Executive variant.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Participants with another genetic variant (AA) showed no benefit from supplementation.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant
Adjective
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Instead, Huxley suggests that all of the characters except Propter are suffering from various delusions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Around that same time, Castro was expanding the GAESA group, a business conglomerate connected to the military that had its hand in various industries.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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Jean-Claude Manuguerra, who heads Pasteur's Environment and Infectious Risk unit, said the remaining variation appeared to reflect natural viral variation and did not seem to affect the characteristics of the virus detected among travelers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Thousands of other farmers perch in variations of these treehouses, which dot the landscape of central Sri Lanka.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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On March 3rd, Jeffries invited several of the holdouts, including Gottheimer, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, of Florida, and Greg Landsman, of Ohio, to his office for a meeting.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Frank describes several forms that illness narratives can take.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, those with a BRCA mutation have a 45-85% chance of developing breast cancer at some point in their life.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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His career is defined by mutation, not branding.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Chapultepec Castle, once a sovereign residence, is worth a visit, as is Audiorama, an area filled with benches and speakers that pump out different types of music.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Health officials are now investigating whether the outbreak involves the Ebola Zaire strain — the deadliest and most well-known version of the virus — or a different variant, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Equally important, treat deviations from your targets with rigor.—
Thierry Brunel,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Each component must perform within narrow tolerances, particularly at extended distances where minor deviations can significantly affect accuracy.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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One out of every 16 minutes across six hours of NCAA football bowl games referenced gambling — far less than any other sport.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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And while track and field adopted the dual-advancement and dual-medal system, the policy does not easily translate to head-to-head contact sports or other athletic competitions, creating what critics see as a glaring inconsistency across the state.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Baraka, the sharp-toothed mutant from the games.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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In this new show, unlikely friends Marsha and Wendy wrestle with the mysteries of the teenage heart (and dragons), while jumping between alchemy class, dodgeball and theater club in a melodrama about the unusual humans and mutants that attend an ailing public boarding school.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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