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as in eclectic
consisting of many things of different sorts
the museum's highly varied collection of works of art
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as in colorful
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors
an annual springtime event during which birders get to observe these migratory birds in their varied breeding plumage
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as in differed
to be unlike; to not be the same
opinions by experts on the subject vary
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as in changed
to make different in some way
varied the method occasionally for the sake of experimentation
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as in shifted
to pass from one form, state, or level to another
terrain that constantly varied as we traveled from the coast to the interior
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Recent Examples of varied
Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Williams has a varied Met Gala footwear history of her own.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 May 2026
Caroline Ernst, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Spring opening day for the Barker Mansion in recent years has varied since the 2020 pandemic, with the property returning to operations some seasons as early as April and other years as late as June, with the closure months used for restoration projects, cleaning and planning programs.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Scenic Drives Road trips are a favorite way to experience the varied environments of Redwood National and State Parks, and the National Park Service suggests a few on the park's website.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Williams has a varied Met Gala footwear history of her own.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 May 2026
Verb
The different plans have varied monthly or annual payments, and each company offers discounts.
—Caroline Ernst, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Spring opening day for the Barker Mansion in recent years has varied since the 2020 pandemic, with the property returning to operations some seasons as early as April and other years as late as June, with the closure months used for restoration projects, cleaning and planning programs.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for varied
Adjective
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Shop and eat your way along Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach, the 50-block Victorian seaport village dotted with local eateries and eclectic shops.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Countless cultures have imprinted their own cultural beliefs in the constellations, seeing mighty heroes, fantastic beasts and eclectic objects in the stars.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Turner, a colorful figure with a Southern drawl and rail-thin mustache, had pronounced views himself, often (though not exclusively) of a liberal bent.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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Create a colorful and energetic ‘Bright Bunch’ bouquet using Suncredible® Yellow II Helianthus, Truffula™ Pink Gomphrena, and Sunstar® Lavender Pentas.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2026
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Amid all the back-and-forth, Illinois broke with the federal government, adopting a vaccine schedule developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics that differed from the federal recommendations.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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But the pace at which the increases ebbed differed within that market, in part because its retail structures differed among states and cities.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The rooms While the furnishings largely remained the same during the renovation work, the fabrics and artistic elements have changed in recent years.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Then again, January 6, 2021, changed everything else.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The Rays tacked on an insurance run in the eighth on an RBI triple by Simpson, arguably the fastest player in MLB who would have had an inside the park home run had Wilyer Abreu not ranged over to cut off his liner down the right-field line.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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Recent Crocs projects have ranged from streetwear and music-related drops to Simone Rocha’s embellished designer versions of the brand’s comfort-first silhouettes.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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But the following year, as the pandemic wore on and crime rates ticked up, the politics of criminal justice in the city shifted toward law-and-order anxiety, even as new waves of COVID infection struck the jails.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Securing the Financial Perimeter The arms race between criminal networks and financial institutions has permanently shifted the baseline of payment processing.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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In selecting Norwich, a city centrally located in the eastern part of the state, the team has found a home stadium that looks much different than the large-scale plans Swanston had for a $1 billion waterfront stadium and mixed-use development project in Bridgeport.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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America’s 26th president also inspired the region’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park, which safeguards his modest log cabin and a pristine slice of the northern mixed grass prairie and many of the species Roosevelt would have encountered, including bison, prairie dogs and wild horses.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Many of the buildings are painted almost like a salmon-colored pink.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
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In one classic problem, you’re given three colored pencils and a blank map divided into many regions.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
11 May 2026
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“Varied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/varied. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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