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
Whether your style is modern, traditional, or eclectic, 2026 bedroom trends encourage you to focus on quality and originality, with an emphasis on playful, inviting colors and shimmering accessories.
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Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
The menu is both eclectic and familiar.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The new structure is meant to make LACMA’s eclectic permanent collection more accessible on one extra-long floor.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The full lineup on the podium is diverse and eclectic.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
The menu is both eclectic and familiar.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The new structure is meant to make LACMA’s eclectic permanent collection more accessible on one extra-long floor.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The full lineup on the podium is diverse and eclectic.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclectic
Adjective
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Their salaries and bonuses differed to those offered to Russian soldiers, and even varied between the recruits.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Different forecasts offer varied outlooks, with some predicting a slow warm-up and others suggesting above-average temperatures for April and May.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The new installment promises challenges across diverse locations, from navigating the Angolan desert in track vehicles to immersing in Malaysia’s automotive scene and testing American performance cars in California.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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Everyone, for different reasons, will be watching to see if this experiment in democratic socialist governance in a city as diverse and unwieldy as New York City will succeed or fail.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Her course to bobsled success has been arduous and circuitous, including moments of firsts for a woman – one of the firsts to pilot a mixed-gender team in four-man, and the first to drive an all-female team against men in a World Cup – and fights for a woman.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, hikers are surrounded by mafic southern mixed chaparral, a unique type of chaparral vegetation that is found in mafic soils, which are rich in magnesium and iron.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Add assorted sprinkles to make this jar cake adorably festive.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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In 2022, Mimosa Echard won the Prix Marcel Duchamp and exhibited the installation Escape more at the Centre Pompidou in Paris—a display consisting of glass walls, streams of water and urine, pollen, ginkgo tree eggs, newsprint, films, and assorted tchotchkes, among other items.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Eclectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclectic. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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