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as in to disagree
to have a different opinion
after much arguing, we simply have agreed to differ about the issue
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Recent Examples of differ
Still, how Europeans feel about a peacekeeping mission starkly differs from putting their troops into combat.
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Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
Light exposure: Sunlight requirements differ from plant to plant.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
The ranking of which project rises highest doesn’t differ from one list to the next.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Dan Crenshaw And Tucker Carlson's Relationship Explained The feud between Crenshaw and Carlson dates back several years and is rooted in their differing approaches to conservative politics.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
Light exposure: Sunlight requirements differ from plant to plant.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
The ranking of which project rises highest doesn’t differ from one list to the next.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Dan Crenshaw And Tucker Carlson's Relationship Explained The feud between Crenshaw and Carlson dates back several years and is rooted in their differing approaches to conservative politics.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for differ
Verb
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The feature debut by writer-director Nastasya Popov is certainly messy, a mélange of contrasting tones and contradictory ideas.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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This contrasts starkly with the clumsy federal bureaucracy, and the failure of its various components to take an ownership stake in the crisis.—
Kelly McKinney,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, one Miami-Dade County resident who saw the film over the weekend at a showing in a differnt Miami-Dade theater, the Coral Gables Art Cinema, disagrees with the mayor's statement.—
Stephanie Valdivia,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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However, her comments section is now brimming with users agreeing, disagreeing and even naming their own least favorite N.Y.C. influencers.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the future, northern hemisphere summer will take place when Earth is closer to the sun, as Earth's orbital elongation, or eccentricity, varies.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Weight Cricut machines can vary greatly in weight, ranging from only a few pounds to 15 pounds or more.—
Amanda Ogle,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Differ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differ. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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