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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Yes, childhood was a time of variously disgusting smells, starting but by no means ending with those of school food.
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James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Movies like Harry Brown played on fears of a youthful underclass — variously called chavs, hoodies, or ASBOs — rising up to terrorize the adults in their midst.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 July 2025
The loyalists, Tories or friends of the king, as they were variously called, would pay a particularly steep price for choosing what turned out to be the losing side.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
Pontianak, capital city of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, shares its name with a fearsome monster from Malay folklore, known variously as Pontianak or Kuntilanak.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 July 2025
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James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Movies like Harry Brown played on fears of a youthful underclass — variously called chavs, hoodies, or ASBOs — rising up to terrorize the adults in their midst.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 July 2025
The loyalists, Tories or friends of the king, as they were variously called, would pay a particularly steep price for choosing what turned out to be the losing side.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
Pontianak, capital city of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, shares its name with a fearsome monster from Malay folklore, known variously as Pontianak or Kuntilanak.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 July 2025
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variously. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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