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Recent Examples of variously
The spot variously served as a jogging track and a place for yoga and meditation.
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Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
But the treatment has been criticized since the early days as, variously, a Communist plot, forced mass medication and an industrial byproduct that causes more harm than good.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
The care with which David Sacks tracks his days in Washington has been described to me, variously, as matching the focus of a banker avoiding New York City taxes or as a (pre-GLP-1) dieter on Weight Watchers.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
They were charged variously with hacking the voicemail accounts of politicians, athletes, and entertainers, and paying bribes to police officers.
—Nick Davies, Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
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Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
But the treatment has been criticized since the early days as, variously, a Communist plot, forced mass medication and an industrial byproduct that causes more harm than good.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
The care with which David Sacks tracks his days in Washington has been described to me, variously, as matching the focus of a banker avoiding New York City taxes or as a (pre-GLP-1) dieter on Weight Watchers.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
They were charged variously with hacking the voicemail accounts of politicians, athletes, and entertainers, and paying bribes to police officers.
—Nick Davies, Air Mail, 30 Aug. 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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Located on Avenida Eixo Monumental (Monumental Axis), the city’s central avenue, the highrise hotel has an unexpected façade, with windows arranged irregularly.—
Greyson Ferguson,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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This typically occurs in galaxies that have massive, dusty disks, are irregularly shaped, or that either are now interacting with or have recently gravitationally interacted with a massive neighbor.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
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To be a successful independent filmmaker—that is, one who is even sporadically employed—is, in essence, to be a bit of a con man.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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For protein products that do show an especially high heavy metal content, using them more sporadically, rather than daily, can reduce exposure.—
C. Michael White,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Heavily soiled or infrequently washed items, like curtains, may also benefit from being washed in warm or hot water.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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The $5,000 fine represents the top end of the city’s fine structure — one officials hope to use infrequently.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
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Spider mites can be an occasional problem in hot, dry weather, though damage seldom requires treatment.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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From a practical perspective, these maple trees are compact (usually under 25 feet tall) and grow slowly, seldom overtaking a space.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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Money was rarely spent, and trades were hard to come by.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Danish drugmaker's unsolicited bid is rarely seen in the industry, and Pfizer certainly wasn't happy about it.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variously. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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