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as in diversely
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as in irregularly
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Recent Examples of variously
Image Ukrainian officials have asserted that Russia maintains a wide network of sleeper agents, and have variously accused a nurse, a church deacon, a high-ranking official in Ukraine’s intelligence agency.
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Kim Barker, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Angelic Christmas ornaments were marked variously as alcoholic drinks, drug paraphernalia, and lewd gestures.
—PCMAG, 15 Feb. 2025
Those plates are variously pulling apart, smashing together, or sliding horizontally past each other, unleashing volcanos and earthquakes as a sign of the movement.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Among the honorees, who represent twenty-one states, are those working variously in the fields of architecture and design, craft, dance, film, media, music, theater and performance, traditional arts, and writing.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 Jan. 2025
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Kim Barker, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Angelic Christmas ornaments were marked variously as alcoholic drinks, drug paraphernalia, and lewd gestures.
—PCMAG, 15 Feb. 2025
Those plates are variously pulling apart, smashing together, or sliding horizontally past each other, unleashing volcanos and earthquakes as a sign of the movement.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Among the honorees, who represent twenty-one states, are those working variously in the fields of architecture and design, craft, dance, film, media, music, theater and performance, traditional arts, and writing.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variously
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Reduced to occasionally doing commercials for used cars, and spending most of his days drinking, despairing, and sporadically playing Russian roulette in a retirement home for actors, the curmudgeonly Montana has a death wish that only sheer luck has kept him from fulfilling.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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So, what does a real-deal capital-A artist wear to an event like the Oscars that is only sporadically about art (and more frequently about commerce)?—
Dave Schilling,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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At the end of his life, Hackman was seldom seen out in public, and little was known about his health.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Arsenal’s attack seldom threatened, while West Ham’s defensive resolve was epitomised by Scarles’ presence.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Traditional, romantic, and intimate, overlooking one of America’s most beautiful avenues, The Eliot Hotel is a taste of the old world and everything a boutique hotel should be but rarely is.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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There are some good players, but elite performers rarely reach the open market in the prime years of their career.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variously. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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