as in varied
consisting of many things of different sorts
the museum's eclectic collection has everything from a giraffe skeleton to medieval musical instruments
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Recent Examples of eclectic
An eclectic cast, ranging from dancers in their 20s to their 50s, gels for a bouncy jaunt (pro forma in Estanich’s works), with each dancer having generous time and vocabulary for him or herself.
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
For ten nights, an eclectic group of hunters confront the dangerous terrain, nocturnal creatures and their own tiny demons.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The result was a wide variety of power-train configurations finding a home in an eclectic array of models.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
Those same influences reverberate throughout her eclectic albums — unmistakably threaded through with her gravelly, gorgeous voice.
—Cat Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
For ten nights, an eclectic group of hunters confront the dangerous terrain, nocturnal creatures and their own tiny demons.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The result was a wide variety of power-train configurations finding a home in an eclectic array of models.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
Those same influences reverberate throughout her eclectic albums — unmistakably threaded through with her gravelly, gorgeous voice.
—Cat Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclectic
Adjective
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The performances will run the musical gamut and reflect a varied year in music, in which female narrators reined supreme, country ruled the charts and genre-bending was the name of the game. Need a break?—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Their distinct histories in the U.S. and varied relationships with the government had shaped three distinctly different political outlooks.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Matharu opened his store at 40 Savile Row in 2022 and brought a younger, more diverse clientele to the area.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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The page for Project Equity, a 2021 initiative launched by the FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence to ensure that cancer drugs were evaluated for approval based on data from a diverse group of study participants, has gone dark.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In just one week, our group alongside community partners, painted an elementary school, mixed cement for outhouses and wells in villages, and assembled and delivered water filters to homes.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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There are some recipes that fall into the no-bake category that require a little melting on the stove, but as a general rule, most are simply mixed and shaped.—
Tammy Algood,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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The federal government spent more than $6.7 trillion last fiscal year, with the largest payments directed toward Social Security, Medicare, interest payments, defense spending, and other assorted health costs.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
23 Jan. 2025
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Maria will give us the last week of Callas’s life, with assorted flashbacks.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Eclectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclectic. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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