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as in differently
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as in sometimes
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Recent Examples of variably
House, a Kiwi familiar from various Taika Waititi projects including the recent TV adaptation of Time Bandits, is a constance source of unexpected danger, while Hughes, George Mason and Matuse all get good moments as her variably bumbling henchmen.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
And, just maybe, that can go at least a few inches toward explaining the enduring popularity of mah-jongg—also variably spelled mah jong, mahjong, mah jongg, and more, with our spelling taken from Merriam-Webster—one that spans continents and centuries.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Power can split front/rear variably, between 70%/30% and 15%/85%.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026
In secret, the Party is trying to find Vecna and kill him, a mission to which members are variably applying themselves.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
And, just maybe, that can go at least a few inches toward explaining the enduring popularity of mah-jongg—also variably spelled mah jong, mahjong, mah jongg, and more, with our spelling taken from Merriam-Webster—one that spans continents and centuries.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Power can split front/rear variably, between 70%/30% and 15%/85%.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026
In secret, the Party is trying to find Vecna and kill him, a mission to which members are variably applying themselves.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variably
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Clearing cold cases in 2026 Every law enforcement agency across the country reports crime and investigation statistics to the federal government differently, making calculating the number of cold cases solved each year exceedingly difficult.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Growing up with dyslexia, the 19-year-old from Jacksonville learned early to see the world differently and overcome challenges many classmates never faced.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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The slick creatures, with their blunt heads and whiskers, are sometimes easy to spot in the water, but the restaurants that have perfected eating them are a bit harder to find.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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That's a fairly small sum, although many of her most famous dance cuts arrived long before iTunes, and sometimes decades before Billboard introduced the tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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For much of my life, my mother’s side of the family—consummate New Englanders, some of them descended from a passenger on the Mayflower—seemed somewhat foreign to me.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Although prices have since pulled back somewhat, prices in Europe, the United States, and Singapore remain well above pre-conflict levels, and cost pressures on the aviation industry remain significant.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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License updates, address changes, specialty additions and affiliation changes are captured inconsistently across platforms.—
Tammy Hawes,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The episodes returned, but would continue to air inconsistently, with one in late March, one in mid-April and the final pair in June.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Master a Watering Routine Water your snake plants deeply but infrequently, and allow the soil to dry out completely between waterings.—
Rachel Gillett,
Martha Stewart,
5 May 2026
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Set a reminder to open the bags or bins and fluff them out from time to time, especially if they’re used infrequently.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
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Nagi, as Fukada imagines it, is empty but filled with voices — voices that are easily heard from every house in the area but seldom backed up by any kind of direct address.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Peace proposals are usually negotiated behind closed doors; threats are seldom made publicly.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The ruling from the Senate parliamentarian is advisory, but such rulings are rarely if ever ignored when lawmakers put together legislation that can pass with a simple majority.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The Miura is rarely lauded as a great driver’s car, after all.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
18 May 2026
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“Variably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variably. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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