as in difference
the quality or state of being different
the discrepancy of the calculations of my bill by the hotel and myself was a matter of concern
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Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Thrifty Traveler only discovered the solo passenger discrepancy by searching hundreds of airline itineraries.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 June 2025
StubHub should have taken your complaint seriously and investigated the discrepancy between the listing and the actual seats.
—Christopher Elliot, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Another reason for the discrepancy, according to company reports, is — when Axon acquires another company, intangible assets like software or patents are amortized in GAAP but are excluded from non-GAAP.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 27 May 2025
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Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Thrifty Traveler only discovered the solo passenger discrepancy by searching hundreds of airline itineraries.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 June 2025
StubHub should have taken your complaint seriously and investigated the discrepancy between the listing and the actual seats.
—Christopher Elliot, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Another reason for the discrepancy, according to company reports, is — when Axon acquires another company, intangible assets like software or patents are amortized in GAAP but are excluded from non-GAAP.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for discrepancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discrepancy
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One difference is that previous research, including a 2023 paper that Keeler coauthored, studied restrictive diets supervised by medical professional.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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One year later in 2009, the difference between cable and broadcast was even more pronounced, especially with the decision to air Games 1 and 2 on NBC before moving Games 3 and 4 to Versus.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2025
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The presidential adviser is an architect of a lot of Trump's hard-line culture war policies, including immigration, but also the administration's stance on transgender rights and diversity initiatives.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
14 June 2025
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Defense Secretary Hegseth recently delivered a forceful speech on the Indo-Pacific in Singapore, but his focus at home has been on fighting culture wars, eliminating diversity initiatives, and now overseeing the deployment of federal troops in U.S. cities.—
Jane Harman,
Time,
13 June 2025
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“Discrepancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discrepancy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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