variably

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variably
Adverb
  • Those price drops prompt crypto exchange’s margin systems to view traders’ collateral differently, leading to more positions being unwound, according to Chaparro.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Michele previously spoke about what makes Marie different from Homelander and brought up that she was nurtured differently.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Pieces of a scientific puzzle sometimes come in odd forms and unexpected experiences.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But sometimes, her American West Coast accent can betray her.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The speedy style of play popularized in chess’ digital arena is somewhat reliant on the honor system.
    Corey Williams, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • What matters most to parents for school transportation Families were asked to rank various factors for school transportation as very important, somewhat important and not important.
    Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Islands such as Izu, Bonin, and Mariana are also inconsistently classified, with some geologists including them and others excluding them.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Both Russ and Chad are inconsistently written, but Powell is fully committed to all of their inconsistencies.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Unfortunately, movies like Real Women Have Curves come around very infrequently and rarely, and maybe that's part of the problem.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But with expensive and large electronics purchases happening infrequently for most households, many tech companies are increasingly relying on ads for recurring revenue.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Lanthimos’s gaze, so exactingly attuned to human ugliness, has seldom given us lovelier things to look at.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Because Washington’s Zach Ertz has played his entire career in the NFC (previously with the Eagles, Cardinals and Lions) and the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce competes in the AFC, their teams have seldom met.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • As a defender in the English Premier League for 12 years, Higginbotham rarely had to fly.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But pay decisions are rarely black-and-white.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Variably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variably. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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