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March 27, 2023

Word of the Day: Disparate

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Word of the Day
: March 27, 2023

\DISS-puh-rut\ adjective

What It Means

Disparate things are noticeably distinct in quality or character. Disparate can also describe something that contains or is made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements.

// The proposed law has the support of a disparate collection of interest groups.

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