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
Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The Covid variant mutation rate appears to be a little more stable.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 1 June 2025
Covid cases rise as new variant detected Covid-19 cases are rising again as a new variant begins to circulate in some parts of the world.
—Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Updated vaccines protect against new variants of a virus, like NB.1.8.1.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 May 2025
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Hemp processors found ways to use chemical solvents or other methods to produce variants such as Delta-8, Delta-10, and THCO, which can get users high like marijuana.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The Covid variant mutation rate appears to be a little more stable.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 1 June 2025
Covid cases rise as new variant detected Covid-19 cases are rising again as a new variant begins to circulate in some parts of the world.
—Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Updated vaccines protect against new variants of a virus, like NB.1.8.1.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 May 2025
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Adjective
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Bagworms most commonly attack evergreens like junipers, arborvitae, cypress, cedars, and broadleaved plants such as Indian hawthorn, azaleas, and various oaks.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2025
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The Genesis Center is one of the various downtown Gary properties included in the city’s master plan with the University of Notre Dame’s Housing and Community Regeneration Initiative.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Companies moving in this direction need to understand how variation in price can affect the ability to meet operational expenses.—
Alexander S. Blume,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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All of this—combined with the staggered rollout schedule, synchronized merch drops, and albums’ vinyl variations—contributed to the feeling that the rerecordings had gone from a feminist crusade to a capitalist cash grab.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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The company also delayed its break-even target by two years due to setbacks in the development timelines for several key products.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Austrian state police said earlier on social media that there had been several fatalities at the school, the BORG Dreierschützengasse.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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One or both genetic parents (those who contributed the egg or sperm) may pass the mutation to a child.5 Familial hypercholesterolemia: This is when your total cholesterol is elevated.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2025
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Of the 67 children identified as having been conceived with the donor’s sperm, 23 were found to carry the mutation.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Granted, the level of opponents was different this time around, but still, there is a risk this could be considered a setback.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The British Royal Family is no different; their problems just play out on a bigger stage.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
8 June 2025
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The recent evolution of Mexican food in New York has been gratifying, not so much because of deviation from the classics but by the refining of them and giving them a modern twist in terms of color, presentation and better ingredients.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Transcriptions of episodes of the Outside Podcast are created with a mix of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain some grammatical errors or slight deviations from the audio.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Among other discoveries, Swain and her team of researchers were the first to demonstrate how use of magnetic resonance during surgery can help protect the brain when blood is cut off and how elevating body temperature can protect the spinal cord.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Similarly, SpaceX is hugely dependent on direct grants and regulatory permitting, clearances, and partnership from NASA and other federal agencies.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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