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as in diversely
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as in irregularly
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Recent Examples of variously
Thus the smart, vulnerable girls in Mr. Smith’s classroom, variously played by Maggie Kuntz, Morgan Scott, Amalia Yoo and, especially, the superb Fina Strazza, are filled with adolescent life and energy.
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Over the course of his career, Moore has been variously an ardent champion of folk music like Pete Seeger, and also a disrupter of its tradition in the manner of Bob Dylan.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The trial opened April 28, with 10 suspects variously accused of armed robbery, kidnapping and other criminal charges.
—Gabrielle Nolin, NBC news, 14 May 2025
The sessions document Motörhead coming into their own after the departures of guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox in March 1976; that lineup, with Taylor drumming variously, recorded an LP, On Parole, that was shelved until 1976.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Over the course of his career, Moore has been variously an ardent champion of folk music like Pete Seeger, and also a disrupter of its tradition in the manner of Bob Dylan.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The trial opened April 28, with 10 suspects variously accused of armed robbery, kidnapping and other criminal charges.
—Gabrielle Nolin, NBC news, 14 May 2025
The sessions document Motörhead coming into their own after the departures of guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox in March 1976; that lineup, with Taylor drumming variously, recorded an LP, On Parole, that was shelved until 1976.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variously
Adverb
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Over the decades, Manson and his followers appeared sporadically at parole hearings, where their bids for freedom were repeatedly rejected.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
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The cemetery was only sporadically maintained by its caretaker, and raking the long grass gave me the eerie feeling of running my fingers through a child’s hair.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The characterizations are flat, the would-be quippy dialogue rarely elicits laughs, and the action sequences seldom rise above the level of satisfactory.—
Staff Author Published,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Those litigants generally have been treated leniently by judges who recognize their inexperience; they seldom are fined, though their cases may be dismissed.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
Adverb
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Commercial flights, meanwhile, are rarely convenient for such short-haul trips.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The Hot 100 always includes a wide swath of ubiquitous hits — but rarely have so many of those hits endured at once.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variously. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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