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as in diversely
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as in irregularly
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Recent Examples of variously
The customers objected, variously, to the legal immunity provided under the plan to those that have administered the bankruptcy, the likelihood that cash payments would trigger costly taxable events for creditors, and other elements of the plan.
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Joel Khalili, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
Despite the upbeat, fighting talk, the talk session rounded off with a succession of audience questions which variously asked how Hong Kong martial arts could be saved, promoted or taught.
Hung, returning to his habitual ebullient mode, had no doubt.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Musgraves will take to the road this fall with dates variously supported by Father John Misty, Lord Huron, and Nickel Creek.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
In fact, the history of Halloween is intriguing and complex, with roots that span centuries, continents, and cultures, and traditions variously steeped in seasonal significance, spiritual meaning, and spine-tingling spookiness.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024
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Joel Khalili, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
Despite the upbeat, fighting talk, the talk session rounded off with a succession of audience questions which variously asked how Hong Kong martial arts could be saved, promoted or taught.
Hung, returning to his habitual ebullient mode, had no doubt.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Musgraves will take to the road this fall with dates variously supported by Father John Misty, Lord Huron, and Nickel Creek.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
In fact, the history of Halloween is intriguing and complex, with roots that span centuries, continents, and cultures, and traditions variously steeped in seasonal significance, spiritual meaning, and spine-tingling spookiness.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variously
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Hardly any sleep, eating sporadically, always a wary eye on the weather, but in this case you’re surrounded by water with nobody around for possibly hundreds of miles.George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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The reptile wiggles its feet back and forth sporadically.Kelli Bender, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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In tallying up the casualties of war, there’s seldom a thought for the animal kingdom beyond our own two-legged species.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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So does another Carter creation, seldom recognized by the people.K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
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The problem is that overachievers are rarely the ones who push back.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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In terms of entertainment, Cowell and his prison orchestra offered a combination of popular and classical music, rarely of the modernist kind.Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variously. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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