Issue and Variation

Issue

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Variation and issue are semantically related in version topic. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Issue and variation are semantically related in version topic. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

old	old issue	old variation
special	special issue	special variation
particular	particular issue	particular variation
similar	similar issue	similar variation
Other adjectives: common, specific, standard, small, real, serious, little, main, new, frequent, possible, minor, different, recent.

A variation appeared in an early issue, where fans were asked to design villains, and the winner's character would fight Dragon in an upcoming issue.

Source: Contest Winner Cameo
During Mark Waid's run on The Flash, every issue started with the lines "I'm Wally West — the fastest man alive," or some variation thereof.

Source: Once per Episode
A recent variation happens because illegal immigration is a political issue in the USA.

Source: The Illegal

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