How to Use dissimilarity in a Sentence

dissimilarity

noun
  • The dissimilarity of impacts from each type can be significant.
    — Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2021
  • This can help to emphasize the benefits of functional dissimilarity to the team.
    — Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Each chapter is a head-spinning exercise in dissimilarity.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That is, employees may still decide to be true to themselves despite the manifested dissimilarity to others.
    — Esade Business & Law School, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
  • This utter dissimilarity may be our greatest barrier to empathizing with the octopus.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Still, the dissimilarities, in his view, outweighed the similarities.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Diversity is a measure of demographic dissimilarity within a group, as justice Thomas well knows.
    — Zachary M. Seward, Quartz, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The alternatives that have gained prominence in recent weeks do not offer the same reach, or the rich vein of dissimilarity across social and geographic lines, that were some of the best aspects of Twitter.
    — Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Obviously, the dissimilarity between being directed by her and being technically a co-star of her is kind of getting to engage with her brilliance on multifacets.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The primary dissimilarity between these two ecosystems is that Ethereum is programmable and offers better features than Bitcoin.
    — Dallas News, 26 June 2022
  • Sodium is another notable nutrient dissimilarity between the two drinks.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Different forces of gravity, the absence of an atmosphere on the moon, the weight of cargo, varied types of fuel and the need for reusability on Earth all contribute to the dissimilarity of the launch sites.
    — Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2011
  • Thus, mate choice may be a balancing of phenotypic similarity and dissimilarity between partners.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2013
  • However, due to their structural dissimilarity, their interactions with these receptors differ slightly.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • The underlying grayscale dissimilarity matrices represent the Euclidean distances between each pair of models, used as inputs to k-means clustering.
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2012
  • Other than Arthur being from the fictional Elwood City, another dissimilarity between the aardvark and Arthur is their facial structures.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022
  • Their dissimilarity to the majority of USAF front line fighters was regarded as a teachable element.
    — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • Specifically, the output of the game helps identify regions of DNA with significant dissimilarity from one another.
    — Sheetal R. Modi, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2014
  • In contrast, the Asian models show considerable model dissimilarity within each emotion category and overlap between categories.
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2012
  • Another dissimilarity between the historical Cold War and today’s competition is the global context.
    — Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Recognizing the dissimilarities between delta 8 THC and marijuana is crucial when discussing drug testing outcomes.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2023
  • In contrast, the authenticity of individuals who do not fit in reveals dissimilarity with others in the organization, which fosters poor interpersonal relationships and enhanced conflicts.
    — Esade Business & Law School, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
  • In fact, the German scholar Winfried Fluck, in a study of the Americanization of global culture, credited Americans’ dissimilarities with the dominance of its popular culture.
    — Lily Rothman, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The researchers found a small increase in occupational dissimilarity compared to older graduates, which could reflect early AI effects but also could just as easily be attributed to labor market trends, including employers’ and job-seekers’ reactions to noise about AI replacing workers.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025

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