as in eclectic
consisting of many things of different sorts
the seating in the hall was a heterogeneous collection of old school desk chairs, wood and metal folding chairs, and even a few plush theater seats
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Recent Examples of heterogeneous
There are studios, pop-up spaces where a show will be up for only a week or a few days, literary spaces like Sovereign House, as well as photography and fashion studios, all of which, Meurice said, contributes to the Lower East Side’s heterogeneous art scene.
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Prudent foreign policy requires Washington to manage its extensive and heterogeneous security commitments and global relationships carefully.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2015
Beatles for Sale was recorded quickly between U.S. and U.K. tours, and the unusually heterogeneous album stuffs raucous Chuck Berry and Little Richard covers into a set of originals that reflected the influence of Nashville and Bob Dylan.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Dec. 2024
López Obrador could follow this lead, using outlays to solidify his heterogeneous partisan base and to build a broader legislative or even constitutional coalition for change.
—Shannon K. O'Neil, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2018
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Prudent foreign policy requires Washington to manage its extensive and heterogeneous security commitments and global relationships carefully.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2015
Beatles for Sale was recorded quickly between U.S. and U.K. tours, and the unusually heterogeneous album stuffs raucous Chuck Berry and Little Richard covers into a set of originals that reflected the influence of Nashville and Bob Dylan.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Dec. 2024
López Obrador could follow this lead, using outlays to solidify his heterogeneous partisan base and to build a broader legislative or even constitutional coalition for change.
—Shannon K. O'Neil, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heterogeneous
Adjective
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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
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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
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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Social media reacted with mixed commentary about the sensitive topic of colorism.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Despite optimism from the companies involved, as CNN reports, past presidential investment announcements have yielded mixed results.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 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
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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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“Heterogeneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heterogeneous. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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