as in varied
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors
for their various and bizarrely shaped plumage, males of the bird of paradise species have few rivals
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as in diversity
the quality or state of being composed of many different elements or types
the outfits that he wears are always interesting for their variousness and unpredictability
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Recent Examples of various
Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Tunai stepped in at various times for Johnson, who has endured a foot injury in recent weeks.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The district has contracts with various cities to provide SROs at its other schools.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Steve has more than 40 years of food industry experience in his native Hong Kong and in the Bay Area, where the couple lived and owned various eateries for two decades.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
It is meant to convey to the world Ford's shift from a product-first to a human-first company that emphasizes aspects of Ford beyond its vehicles, showing how Ford fits various lifestyles.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Tunai stepped in at various times for Johnson, who has endured a foot injury in recent weeks.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The district has contracts with various cities to provide SROs at its other schools.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Steve has more than 40 years of food industry experience in his native Hong Kong and in the Bay Area, where the couple lived and owned various eateries for two decades.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for various
Adjective
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Demi Moore is one star who knows the power of a varied, aesthetic-spanning serve.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Colorado has the talent, depth and varied skillsets to build an elite power play.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ermiya Fanaeian, a transgender woman of color and formerly a diversity director at the University of Utah, founded AQSLC after parting ways with the Pink Pistols, an LGBT organization advocating in support of firearm safety and bearing arms as a means of self-defense.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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That includes rules on supplier diversity and a state law requiring annual reports on hiring of women, minorities, disabled veterans, and LGBTQ+ individuals.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Women in brightly colored dresses danced in shoes that loudly clicked across the floor.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Across the valley sat a two-story barn where caramel-colored and chestnut-spotted horses plus a storybook white one were lined up along the wooden fence.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This energy is released as light, producing the colorful displays seen in the night sky.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Grand Slam winners get a colorful Grand Slam Award sticker.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This drugstore find offers audacious shine, unmatched hydration, and 10 buildable shades (and not just the can’t-keep-in-stock Rum Raisin) that work across a very wide variety of complexions.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both Italy and Spain claim to be the birthplace of this variety, but according to the grape geneticists, Spain appears to be the most likely place of origin.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Various.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/various. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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