as in varied
consisting of many things of different sorts
the museum's eclectic collection has everything from a giraffe skeleton to medieval musical instruments
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Recent Examples of eclectic
The Land Park location of Sellands at 915 Broadway serves up a wildly eclectic array of American and international fare, although their Swedish meatballs are legendary.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
You’re joined in the cast by Noémie Merlant and an eclectic group of Italian actors including iconic stars such as Isabella Ferrari, Ornella Muti and Franco Nero.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Music artists from around the country and around the globe convene each year at Joshua Tree, making the festival a diverse and truly eclectic experience for attendees.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
For an eclectic, fresh-from-the-farm-and-sea Lowcountry menu with European and Asian influences, head over to Bistro 217.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
You’re joined in the cast by Noémie Merlant and an eclectic group of Italian actors including iconic stars such as Isabella Ferrari, Ornella Muti and Franco Nero.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Music artists from around the country and around the globe convene each year at Joshua Tree, making the festival a diverse and truly eclectic experience for attendees.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
For an eclectic, fresh-from-the-farm-and-sea Lowcountry menu with European and Asian influences, head over to Bistro 217.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclectic
Adjective
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Ovenbird Warblers such as the ovenbird are often difficult to spot, so learning their widely varied songs is essential to identification.—
Christopher Gangemi,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Nearly a dozen fires have, together, consumed more than 26,000 acres of varied terrain in the region over the last week, in remote island chaparral as well as brushy foothills bordering neighborhoods.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The family belongs to Sudan’s Nuba minority, a Black, ethnically diverse group of some three million people indigenous to the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, an oil-rich, agricultural region next to Darfur.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The Proust Questionnaire, the static back page of Vanity Fair’s book for decades, will inspire interviews with a diverse set of public figures and will be filmed at the homes of subjects.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The recycling center would take household materials like electronics, textiles, shoes, food scraps, mixed paper, cardboard, plastics, metal cans, and glass.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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What sets a muffuletta, that iconic sandwich from New Orleans, apart from other sandwiches similarly stuffed with assorted deli meats is the olive salad that’s slathered across the bread.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 May 2026
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Her chief lieutenants in this operation are Bronco (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Sid (Henry Cavill), who specialize in intimidation, surveillance, bribery, and other assorted sins.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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“Eclectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclectic. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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