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The arc of the subject’s life is evoked through steadily darkening, tightening mood, with certain scenes and setups replicated to variously despairing effect, from tacitly shifting points of view.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 May 2025
These were variously inscribed with philosophical musings about life, beautiful sensations and majestic moments that, according to Angiolini, embody the essence of jewelry.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Margaret Cho, John Doe, Tom Morello, Joan Osborne, Lisa Loeb, Marshall Crenshaw, Madeleine Peyroux, and the Go-Go’s Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin, among others, will all variously make appearances.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Thus the smart, vulnerable girls in Mr. Smith’s classroom, variously played by Maggie Kuntz, Morgan Scott, Amalia Yoo and, especially, the superb Fina Strazza, are filled with adolescent life and energy.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 May 2025
These were variously inscribed with philosophical musings about life, beautiful sensations and majestic moments that, according to Angiolini, embody the essence of jewelry.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Margaret Cho, John Doe, Tom Morello, Joan Osborne, Lisa Loeb, Marshall Crenshaw, Madeleine Peyroux, and the Go-Go’s Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin, among others, will all variously make appearances.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Thus the smart, vulnerable girls in Mr. Smith’s classroom, variously played by Maggie Kuntz, Morgan Scott, Amalia Yoo and, especially, the superb Fina Strazza, are filled with adolescent life and energy.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variously
Adverb
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Bass enacted the curfew last week after five days of chaotic and sporadically violent protests that came in response to President Trump’s immigration crackdown in Southern California.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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Thereafter more prominent on the police blotter and the court docket than the record charts, Stone sporadically re-emerged after the turn of the millennium for a bizarre public appearance or chaotic concert date.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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Cena, despite his attempts at wackadoo eccentricity, seldom has enough energy to create meaningful contrast with Elba’s straight man (in fact, Elba is often the funnier and sharper of the two), and most dialogue scenes end up flat and repetitive.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
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At the same time, centers are the most likely to be played off the floor, and the Thunder seldom had both Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein in the game at the same time in their NBA Finals win over Indiana.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Adverb
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After a few years of decreasing infection, the pests rarely trouble citrus trees.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2025
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Rountree is torque and timing, a sniper who doesn’t throw often but rarely misses.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variously. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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