variously
adverb
var·i·ous·ly
ˈver-ē-əs-lē 
1
: in various ways : at various times
was variously occupied teaching, farming, and clerking
2
: by various designations
known variously as principal, headmaster, and rector
Examples of variously in a Sentence
He has been variously described as a hero and a villain.
The term is spelled variously in different places.
The concept of freedom has been variously understood by different people.
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The neurons are variously interconnected and send signals back and forth.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Popular conspiracy theories around the assassination have variously blamed the CIA, Kennedy successor Lyndon B. Johnson, the Cuban government, the Mafia, and the Soviet Union.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
The musical’s title refers to an actual intelligence caper, in 1943, which employed an anonymous corpse as a decoy Royal Marine; the story has been told, variously, in books and in a 2021 film.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
As a result, he’s ordered to attend an acting class, where students are instructed how to soften interactions with variously angry, frightened or confused patients.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Popular conspiracy theories around the assassination have variously blamed the CIA, Kennedy successor Lyndon B. Johnson, the Cuban government, the Mafia, and the Soviet Union.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
The musical’s title refers to an actual intelligence caper, in 1943, which employed an anonymous corpse as a decoy Royal Marine; the story has been told, variously, in books and in a 2021 film.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
As a result, he’s ordered to attend an acting class, where students are instructed how to soften interactions with variously angry, frightened or confused patients.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for variously
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variously. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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