Definition of eclecticnext

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Recent Examples of eclectic The rooms While the lobby has more eclectic decor, the rooms shine by keeping things simple and elevated. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026 Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest will also reprise their roles as the eclectic aunts. Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Before long, the neighborhood became a proving ground and creative hub for an eclectic music scene whose influence continues to ripple through Atlanta today. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 July 2026 Business in and around Union Square also benefits from the neighborhood’s eclectic, energetic character, its range of restaurants and stores and its year-round crowds of students, office workers, residents, tourists and protesters. David Moin, Footwear News, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for eclectic
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Adjective
  • Explanations for this varied among sources, and officially, Sotheby’s said they had been asked too late to do facilitate the sale, despite their initial acceptance.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The pairing of those two backs, plus the threat of Maiava’s legs, gives USC a varied backfield capable of breaking a big play at any moment.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Is Little Feat the most influential American rock band that never achieved mainstream success, in large part because its music was simply too diverse and good to make major commercial inroads?
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • So part of the challenge is to build a structure that tamps down the diverse risks to our lives and livelihoods and create a greater opening for these positive local trends to grow and fluorish on the national and international level.
    William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • That trade-off never went away; it just became formalized over time into beam cutoffs, alignment standards, and eventually modern photometric rules that try (with mixed success) to balance visibility for the driver against glare for everyone else.
    Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Citi cut its price target on Linde to $580 from $600 after mixed second-quarter earnings Friday morning.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In Lil Sumn Sumn, Ouzts blends family stories with discussion of dating struggles, pop culture takes, and assorted social observations.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 July 2026
  • Served on a lazy Susan, multiple scoops of ice cream are surrounded by mini cones, berries, hot fudge, caramel, M&M’s, Reese’s, and other assorted chocolates.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

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“Eclectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclectic. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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