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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.
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Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
Power can split front/rear variably, between 70%/30% and 15%/85%.
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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.
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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.
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Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
Power can split front/rear variably, between 70%/30% and 15%/85%.
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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.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variably
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The first answer is that every historian does this differently, which probably drives readers a little crazy.
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Herndon told the Idaho Statesman that property taxes treat people differently not based on their cash flow or ability to pay, but rather on the value assigned to their property.
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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.
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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.
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Whatever the reasons, the result is somewhat ironic.
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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.
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Backes said firearm restrictions in domestic violence cases are inconsistently enforced.
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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.
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They are also infrequently established for foreign leaders or large events like the Super Bowl.
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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.
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While the actors and their stunt doubles display impressive moves, and Claudia Sarne’s industrial electronica score keeps the action churning, the many clashes are mostly generic, seldom packing much of a visceral wallop, and the effects work is strictly standard-issue.
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True insanity seldom results from a huge, flaming blowout when driving.
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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.
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My olive tone complexion tans easily and rarely burns.
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“Variably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variably. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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