disparate strand
Frequency: 5.50.4 per million words
different themes or parts of a story or argument that are unalike
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Examples (10)
- The novelist skillfully weaves together the several disparate strands of the plot.
- His research attempts to synthesize the disparate strands of economic theory and social psychology.
- The final report brought together the disparate strands of evidence into a coherent argument.
- A historian's challenge is to connect the disparate strands of political and cultural events.
- The director was praised for merging the film's disparate strands—comedy and tragedy—into a seamless whole.
- The lawyer's closing statement masterfully tied up every disparate strand of the case for the jury.
- In her memoir, she reflects on the disparate strands of her life that eventually led to her success.
- A project manager must unite the disparate strands of marketing, engineering, and sales.
- It was difficult to follow the single disparate strand of thought in his confusing lecture.
- Although the investigation followed several disparate strands, a common thread eventually emerged.