noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , glaring , great , huge , large , major , marked , material ( law , esp. BrE ), serious , significant , substantial , wide
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the glaring ~ between the crime and the punishment
▪ minor , slight , small
▪ apparent
VERB + DISCREPANCY
▪ account for , explain
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How do you explain the apparent discrepancies between the money and the receipts?
▪ discover , find , note , notice , observe
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She failed to notice the ~ between the name on the letter and the name on the passport.
▪ point out
▪ reveal , show
▪ ignore
▪ reconcile , resolve
DISCREPANCY + VERB
▪ exist
▪ arise , occur
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ between
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Discrepancies occurred between the written and electronic records.
▪ ~ in
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There were wide discrepancies in the evidence.