as in eclectic
consisting of many things of different sorts
since I just collect stamps that I happen to like, my collection is pretty promiscuous
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Recent Examples of promiscuous
Messy centers on Stella (Wasser), a promiscuous love addict who moves to New York City following a tough breakup and sets out on a string of dates in the hopes of finding the right match.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The story follows a promiscuous love addict named Stella (Wasser) who moves to New York after a bad breakup, and her quest to find love and purpose — one disappointing date at a time.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
The only future David can imagine is finally no future, a life in which endless, promiscuous variety—each night a different, meaningless boy—offers no variety at all, in which everything can only ever be the same, the same, the same, the same.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The revival premiered on HBO Max in late 2021, featuring three of the four original stars, minus Kim Cattrall's promiscuous Samantha Jones.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The story follows a promiscuous love addict named Stella (Wasser) who moves to New York after a bad breakup, and her quest to find love and purpose — one disappointing date at a time.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
The only future David can imagine is finally no future, a life in which endless, promiscuous variety—each night a different, meaningless boy—offers no variety at all, in which everything can only ever be the same, the same, the same, the same.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The revival premiered on HBO Max in late 2021, featuring three of the four original stars, minus Kim Cattrall's promiscuous Samantha Jones.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promiscuous
Adjective
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The audiobook is a selling point for many readers because of the range of distinct voices Hays creates for the eclectic cast of characters.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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But the city also is home to some museums that speak to Atlanta’s eclectic side.—
Karon Warren,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The important thing is to keep eating vegetables and maintaining a varied but healthy diet.—
Vanessa Caceres,
Verywell Health,
10 June 2026
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These frameworks are aimed at deploying knowledge that can be applied in varied settings and are diverse or multimodal.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Reality told a bit of a mixed story.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Much of the marketing world is handing over creative tasks to AI with fairly mixed results.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The submissive Colin finds new confidence and enjoys doing assorted things for Ray, but complications arise when Colin begins to want something more emotional.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Others follow this movement—though perhaps that noun is generous—to assorted X comics, or Dua Lipa’s recent ascent as a literary influencer.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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The substance can cause indiscriminate damage.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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The government has also been accused of war crimes, including indiscriminate shelling of civilian areas.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Sacramento consistently ranks among the most diverse cities in the country, and that applies across all stripes.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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In 2024, Davis’ medical school became the third most racially diverse medical school in the country, the Justice Department claimed.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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“Promiscuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promiscuous. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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