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as in diversely
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as in irregularly
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At the commissioner’s court meeting, area residents universally condemned the idea, variously calling it a Trojan horse, a foothold, a wasp’s nest, and a bribe.
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Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Etymology and conceptual evolution The origin of the term omertà has been variously interpreted.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
Mitchell’s music variously evokes gospel, blues, working songs and the ravings of a rabid cult.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
Kaser’s voice, less reliant on effects than on Hex Dealer, contorts into tones variously resembling Danny Brown and Gilla Band’s Dara Kiely.
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Alastair Shuttleworth,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2026
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Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Etymology and conceptual evolution The origin of the term omertà has been variously interpreted.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
Mitchell’s music variously evokes gospel, blues, working songs and the ravings of a rabid cult.
—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
Kaser’s voice, less reliant on effects than on Hex Dealer, contorts into tones variously resembling Danny Brown and Gilla Band’s Dara Kiely.
—
Alastair Shuttleworth,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variously
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My goal for the latter part of the year is to read more diversely by publisher.
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Pickup Soccer Kansas City, or Soccer KC, provides adults with a group with which to enjoy the game diversely.
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Someone who gets hives or has gastrointestinal distress irregularly might not identify their dinner as the trigger of the symptoms, or might assume food poisoning.
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Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, meant that his heart was beating irregularly, which could lead to blood clots, stroke, or heart failure.
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But in a roughly 30-minute interview, Nunn invoked the president only sporadically and called himself one of the most bipartisan members of Congress.
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Flowers first appear in spring and then sporadically through summer and fall.
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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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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variously. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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