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as in differently
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as in sometimes
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Recent Examples of variably
House, a Kiwi familiar from various Taika Waititi projects including the recent TV adaptation of Time Bandits, is a constance source of unexpected danger, while Hughes, George Mason and Matuse all get good moments as her variably bumbling henchmen.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
And, just maybe, that can go at least a few inches toward explaining the enduring popularity of mah-jongg—also variably spelled mah jong, mahjong, mah jongg, and more, with our spelling taken from Merriam-Webster—one that spans continents and centuries.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Power can split front/rear variably, between 70%/30% and 15%/85%.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026
In secret, the Party is trying to find Vecna and kill him, a mission to which members are variably applying themselves.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
And, just maybe, that can go at least a few inches toward explaining the enduring popularity of mah-jongg—also variably spelled mah jong, mahjong, mah jongg, and more, with our spelling taken from Merriam-Webster—one that spans continents and centuries.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Power can split front/rear variably, between 70%/30% and 15%/85%.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026
In secret, the Party is trying to find Vecna and kill him, a mission to which members are variably applying themselves.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variably
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Put differently, only the lowly Colorado Rockies have a worse record than the Giants in the National League.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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And perhaps most seriously, and most differently, in his interview with Spurling for ‘Death Or Glory’, published in 2009, Ilunga claimed his motivation was more about survival.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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That sense of modernity has sometimes felt absent from the movies’ sweetly old-fashioned world, which features pull-string cowboy dolls and a shiny spaceman action figure.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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But the IndieWire Craft Team wanted to throw some love toward below-the-line crew that almost never get editorial coverage — although sometimes they do get played by Himesh Patel in an HBO comedy, so that’s something.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
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Whatever the reasons, the result is somewhat ironic.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Car show winners The winner of Best in Show at the fourth annual Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show, held June 6, may seem somewhat underwhelming, but organizers assert that Michael Vanni’s 1964 Chevy Nova has serious street cred.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
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Backes said firearm restrictions in domestic violence cases are inconsistently enforced.—
Sara-James Ranta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Vital Infrastructure Under Threat Iran has inconsistently claimed that strikes on water infrastructure would only be done in kind, while at other times threatening preemptive action against Arab states that are too supportive of the USA and Israel.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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They are also infrequently established for foreign leaders or large events like the Super Bowl.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Not infrequently, a female jacana will kill another bird’s chicks, mate with the male who was tending them, and leave him to raise a new clutch.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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The multistory set is grander and taller than TheaterWorks Hartford’s small stage could accommodate, while Ruggiero sends the cast offstage and deep into the auditorium — something Hartford Stage has certainly done but seldom to this immersive effect.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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Lurie and Roseman are strong figures with impressive track records who seldom receive blame when things go awry.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Those misses rarely occurred in season two, but three episodes into this season, the bat is flying wildly around the stadium, bonking people in the head in a freak mass-casualty bat-event.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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My olive tone complexion tans easily and rarely burns.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
22 June 2026
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“Variably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variably. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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