Setting and Variation

Setting

Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Variation and setting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Setting".

Nearby Words: set, settling, setter

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

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Setting and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Setting" instead a noun "Variation".

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

old	old setting	old variation
good	good setting	good variation
particular	particular setting	particular variation
similar	similar setting	similar variation
Other adjectives: common, specific, standard, romantic, popular, real, serious, dark, main, interesting, new, unique, fantastic, possible, unusual, different, realistic, modern, magical.

Setting as a Character: A variation on this trope, though never expanded upon: the bikes are alive, and have feelings.

Source: Western Animation / Biker Mice from Mars
Similar to the Biofab War example, certain ships in the Spelljammer setting use a sadistic variation of the typical spelljamming helm called a lifejammer.

Source: Human Resources
Aerosmith's "Dude Looks Like A Lady" has a variation, setting up one obvious rhyme (given the subject matter) but then rhyming with a different word instead.

Source: Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion

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