as in various
being of many and various kinds
the multifarious interests and activities in which Benjamin Franklin immersed himself
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Recent Examples of multifarious
The multifarious New Delhi collective devours genres with similar aplomb, taking nibbles from psychedelia, indie-rock, pop, jazz, and more on Beta.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Aug. 2024
This grand gathering was dignified by the presence of key luminaries drawn from multifarious sectors.
—Gorgeous Beauty, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
Released in 1956, the half-hour film exposed an international audience to photographic evidence of the multifarious horrors of the camps.
—TIME, 8 May 2024
Voters’ views tend to be multifarious and vary by age group.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Aug. 2024
This grand gathering was dignified by the presence of key luminaries drawn from multifarious sectors.
—Gorgeous Beauty, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
Released in 1956, the half-hour film exposed an international audience to photographic evidence of the multifarious horrors of the camps.
—TIME, 8 May 2024
Voters’ views tend to be multifarious and vary by age group.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multifarious
Adjective
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Caruso ordered hundreds of law enforcement officers and called on the Italian army for backup to stand guard at various checkpoints approaching the mountain to turn anyone away who hadn’t reserved a ski pass, hotel or who lived there.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The ride-hailing company will use Intel’s Mobileye AV tech and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni’s fleet of cars at launch, CEO David Risher revealed in a series of posts on X. Marubeni currently manages over 900,000 vehicles globally through various subsidiaries and joint ventures.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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But while the myriad looks dreamed up by talented hairstylists are certainly something to behold, some of the coolest cuts can actually be spotted on the city’s street stylers.—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
refinery29.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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What’s more, there are plenty of spots to sit quietly and watch for myriad species, many of which are part of the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, the first section of which opened in fall 2000.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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The risks of participating in such scams are manifold, and include identity theft, extortion, and other cybercrimes such as unwanted spyware and even ranswomare being downloaded on your device.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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With digital transformation and more data sharing, leakage is very likely to increase manifold.—
Vishwanadham Mandala,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Multifarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multifarious. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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