sundry

adjective

Definition of sundrynext
as in various
formal made up of different things sundry items for sundry reasons

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Recent Examples of sundry This won’t stop the market from trading each flash headline about the cadence and scope of tariffs, the breadth of any immigrant deportation plans and sundry deregulatory declarations. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 The city has burned, after all, at various historical flash points — the Watts Riots, the 1992 Uprising, the sundry Malibu fires over the years — and the image has reinscribed itself upon us over and over, as in Ed Ruscha’s legendary 1968 painting The Los Angeles County Museum on Fire. — Matthew Specktor, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025 And now, with his sundry foes all vanquished, Trump is once again set to place his hand on the Bible and take that solemn oath of office. — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 Once upon a time, the accomplished filmmaker Robert Eggers was a serious 9-year-old in small-town Lee, N.H., methodically making his way through his school library’s series on various and sundry monsters. — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sundry
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  1. various
  2. assorted
  3. varied
Adjective
  • But most importantly, understanding how the car behaves on various tire compounds under varying conditions is something that only comes with time.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Her leadership will be tested on various fronts, including environmental sustainability, the ethical implications of new technologies, and the balancing act needed to host global events amid political tensions.
    — Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of various
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  • He was indicted last year in Los Angeles federal court on multiple federal charges, including running a continuing criminal enterprise, committing murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and assorted drug crimes, the FBI said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The set comes in an assorted four-pack with blue, pink, orange, and green (one of each).
    — Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of assorted
Adjective
  • More research is needed to understand how different skin types respond to tallow, as existing studies use varied methodologies and reference points.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Thanks to its vast, varied, and meaningful stories —Liu and Takeda have felt that things have changed since then...
    — Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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