Drift and Vary

Drift

Drift verb - Vary or move from a fixed point or course.
Usage example: stock prices are drifting higher

Vary and drift are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vary" instead a verb "Drift".

Nearby Words: drifted, drifting, drifter, driftage

Vary

Vary verb - To be unlike; to not be the same.

Drift and vary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drift" instead a verb "Vary".

Nearby Words: varied, various, varying

Common collocations

thanks drift thanks vary thanks
series drift series vary series
way drift way vary way
speed drift speed vary speed
Other words: bit, little, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • The most obvious bit of Continuity Drift in The General series is the way Lady Suzette's eye color and the number of generations her family have been patricians vary from book to book.
  • Continuity Drift: In universe, the loops can sometimes have certain details vary between them.
  • Series / Frasier Continuity Drift: A couple of minor ones, such as how little the brothers are aquainted with more "normal" pop-culture tends to vary over the series, for instance, in one episode Niles doesn't know what a double-header is, and in another he can correctly use the phrase "a scout from the majors".
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