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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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There are scenic chairlift rides, an auto toll road to the top of Vermont’s highest peak, a fantastic recreation trail, hiking right out the door, and an awesome town with every activity imaginable, all kinds of great food and eclectic shopping.
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Each room has an eclectic mix of contemporary art, antiques, textiles, rugs, and books, and also features a fireplace and generous seating areas.
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The return on investment varied widely by major, from a high of $204,686 for engineering and architecture degrees to a low of $35,410 for liberal arts.
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Projections varied in the weeks leading up to the draft with no real consensus among draft analysts, but in the last 24 hours there were strong indications the Clippers would choose Wagler and the Nets would take Brown.
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Having mixed roots himself—his mother came from a Catholic background while his father was Protestant—Rembrandt was likely especially sensitive to sectarian conflict that was raging at the time.
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Attendees of the council meeting on Thursday night had a mixed reaction to the vote.
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The main plot moves along at a good pace, though assorted flashbacks to Kara's Kryptonian origins wind up slowing down the momentum.
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In addition to their handcrafted coffee and coffee flavors – that brew assorted hot or iced lattes, cappuccinos and Americanos – the couple plan to package their tea leaves in tea bags and offer smoothies and lemonade at the Ramona location.
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Redemptions Turn Good Assets Into Sources of Cash Fund redemptions create another form of indiscriminate selling.
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The substance can cause indiscriminate damage.
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Working with sister stylist duo Chloe and Chenelle Delgadillo, Rodrigo has reconstructed her signature looks to feel softer and more grown-up, with outfits drawing from fashion references just as diverse as her musical taste.
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This is a really fun, diverse set of applications all mysteriously falling under the heading of the positive Grassmannian.
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