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Recent Examples of variously
In a demonstration of how polarizing a figure Maduro is, people variously took to the streets to deplore his capture and celebrate it.
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Regina Cano Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
In a demonstration of how polarizing a figure Maduro is, people variously took to the streets to protest his capture and celebrate it.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2026
In June, Figure AI, a humanoid-robotics startup, released a sixty-minute video of its prototype humanoid nimbly sorting variously sized parcels, the kind of work that’s easy for humans but challenging for machines.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
It’s been variously associated with phone addiction, disinformation, and zombie-like hyper-superficiality.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2025
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Regina Cano Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
In a demonstration of how polarizing a figure Maduro is, people variously took to the streets to protest his capture and celebrate it.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2026
In June, Figure AI, a humanoid-robotics startup, released a sixty-minute video of its prototype humanoid nimbly sorting variously sized parcels, the kind of work that’s easy for humans but challenging for machines.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
It’s been variously associated with phone addiction, disinformation, and zombie-like hyper-superficiality.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variously
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With the litigation settlement, there will be no power sharing among a group of diversely opinionated siblings.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Two months later, her heart began to beat irregularly.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Two months later, her heart began to beat irregularly.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Plants produce fragrant, creamy white blooms in mid-spring and sporadically throughout the summer.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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The 39-year-old has wrestled sporadically since but is now coming home May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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On the latter, Steelcase cites Quantum Workplace data that shows frequent AI users report higher levels of burnout (45%) compared to those that use the technology infrequently (38%).—
John Kell,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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For every Granada and Da Barbara that have established a consistent schedule, dozens more operate infrequently.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Groundcover Low-growing groundcover junipers seldom need pruning except to remove dead tips resulting from winter damage or to keep them from encroaching on other plants, sidewalks, driveways or structures.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2026
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The program includes Howard Hanson’s Romantic Symphony, a beautiful and seldom-heard symphony by an American composer.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Duvall was a master of subtlety as an Irishman among Italians, rarely at the center of a scene, but often listening and advising in the background, an irreplaceable thread through the saga of the Corleone crime family.—
BOB THOMAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Mikey Cecala was there every step of the way, rarely leaving her side.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variously. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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