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Recent Examples of variously
Other variously tart or poignant vignettes outline Mojtaba’s generally uneasy interactions with other colleagues or clients in the ex-Iranian community.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
She is described, variously, as quirky, impassive, naive, vulgar, blithely optimistic.
—Judy Berman, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
An international cult favorite, Lee is revered for the philosophical nerve that suffuses his rigorously inventive melodramas, which variously pick apart the complexities of Korean society.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Its political developments are variously seen as a sign of democracy’s consolidation, as a harbinger of global democratic backsliding, as a beacon of tolerance or of economic development, or as an example of the dangers posed by rising Islamic extremism or protectionism.
—Ben Bland, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
She is described, variously, as quirky, impassive, naive, vulgar, blithely optimistic.
—Judy Berman, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
An international cult favorite, Lee is revered for the philosophical nerve that suffuses his rigorously inventive melodramas, which variously pick apart the complexities of Korean society.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Its political developments are variously seen as a sign of democracy’s consolidation, as a harbinger of global democratic backsliding, as a beacon of tolerance or of economic development, or as an example of the dangers posed by rising Islamic extremism or protectionism.
—Ben Bland, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variously
Adverb
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With the litigation settlement, there will be no power sharing among a group of diversely opinionated siblings.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Both moons are irregularly shaped.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Sheen has since laid low, and claims to be sober and to have straightened his life out — even appearing sporadically in film and TV roles.—
Oren Peleg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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The group has reunited only sporadically since then, including notably for the 2007 Celebration Day concert in London, but a full reunion never materialized.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Repurpose infrequently used or raggedy-but-serviceable containers to bring order to that junk drawer.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Sweep guest rooms, guest bathrooms, formal entertaining spaces, and other parts of the home that are used infrequently at least once a month.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Balmain brand name has endured modernity for almost two decades under creative director Olivier Rousteing, seldom narrating its over three-quarters-century legacy.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Masculinity is a prison, and even the most emotionally attuned men seldom put themselves out there in a big way due to societal pressures of how they are supposed to behave.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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But cash is rarely a long-term solution.—
Gregory Clifford,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The president talks about China as an economic rival but rarely as a strategic one—a view neatly encapsulated by his decision last month to ease export controls on advanced chips, which granted Beijing a boost in the AI race in exchange for a cut of the resulting sales.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variously. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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