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Recent Examples of multifarious Part of the reason Musk’s approach in Europe is destined to fail is that the continent’s post-war institutions were explicitly designed to weather rogue assaults and multifarious crises. Paul Hockenos, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025 In the age of Instagram, Jane Birkin’s personal style often eclipsed her multifarious talents. Faye Fearon, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024 Ralph Fiennes plays the sleuth-like Cardinal Lawrence overseeing the selection of a new pope, amid icy glares, hidden agendas and multifarious intrigue. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024 True, the Post’s concern here was focused on questions about personal transactions by Fed officials, but the modes of impairment that can threaten the public’s faith in the institution are multifarious. George Calhoun, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for multifarious
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Adjective
  • Today, Interpol unites 196 member countries under the leadership of a secretary general, orchestrating daily operations to combat various international crimes.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Those born just afterwards — Steve McManaman, Darren Anderton (both 1972), Jamie Redknapp (1973) — made 37, 30 and 17 international appearances respectively, much fewer than their talent would have suggested, for various reasons.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There are myriad factors impacting transfer activity.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps most directly, the 49ers are a founding partner in Elevate, which works with myriad college programs and recently launched a $500 million private equity fund to provide capital to athletic departments.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The lessons that came out of Hurricane Katrina are manifold.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The tough working conditions were manifold.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Multifarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multifarious. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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