variously

adverb

Definition of variouslynext
1
as in diversely

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as in irregularly

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Recent Examples of variously Top universities are missing middle-class students College aid officials talk a lot these days about a demographic phenomenon variously called the missing middle, the doughnut or the barbell. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026 In Homer’s Odyssey divine intervention powers Odysseus’s picaresque adventures, variously enabling and impeding his progress home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026 Lerche is an industry role model because his company, Goldstar Jewellery, is a major international manufacturer and exporter of fine diamond jewelry that variously contains natural and lab-grown diamonds. — Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Barack and Michelle Obama are among the producers for the show, which variously features Jerry Seinfeld, Susie Essman, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher, and Jane Krakowski, among others as guest stars. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for variously
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variously
  1. diversely
  2. irregularly
  3. sporadically
  4. infrequently
  5. seldom
  6. rarely
Adverb
  • My goal for the latter part of the year is to read more diversely by publisher.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Pickup Soccer Kansas City, or Soccer KC, provides adults with a group with which to enjoy the game diversely.
    — Zuri Primos June 8, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Definition of diversely
Adverb
  • 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.
    — Eva Flowe May 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, meant that his heart was beating irregularly, which could lead to blood clots, stroke, or heart failure.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Definition of irregularly
Adverb
  • Handley recommends adding a small amount to your compost pile sporadically, then adding this to your soil or as a mulch at the base of your plants.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
  • My 21-year-old child responds only sporadically to texts and phone calls, often going days or weeks without a response.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of sporadically
Adverb
  • Spices Many spices in the spice rack tend to be used infrequently and sparingly.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026
  • TVs are everywhere, showing races from tracks around the country, and bettors gather around the screens to learn the fate of their wagers, not infrequently yelling at them in the many languages and accents of Queens.
    — Henry Kornaros, Curbed, 26 June 2026
Definition of infrequently
Adverb
  • For the cover of the July 6 & 13, 2026, Body Issue, the cartoonist Edward Steed drew a foot, a body part that seldom gets our full attention.
    — Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • In fact, birds tend to fly within the height of the tree canopy that seldom reaches above 100 feet.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of seldom
Adverb
  • Infections, other immune-system stressors and, more rarely, brain injuries may also contribute in genetically susceptible individuals.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Even so, there’s rarely a backup of more than one hole, which is a credit to the course design and its wide selection of distances off the tee.
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variously. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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