disparate

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 26, 2026 is: disparate • \DISS-puh-rut\ • adjective Disparate things are noticeably distinct from one another in quality or character. Disparate can also describe something that contains or is made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements. // The orchestral project joins disparate musical elements to create a truly original sound. See the entry > Examples: "Some of the spacious galleries feature a single artist ... one is devoted to murals, another to architecture, but many are organized by themes rather than genre, period, plac

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