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
In the age of Instagram, Jane Birkin’s personal style often eclipsed her multifarious talents.
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Faye Fearon, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Ralph Fiennes plays the sleuth-like Cardinal Lawrence overseeing the selection of a new pope, amid icy glares, hidden agendas and multifarious intrigue.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
True, the Post’s concern here was focused on questions about personal transactions by Fed officials, but the modes of impairment that can threaten the public’s faith in the institution are multifarious.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Though his features are few — the character never gets an aria of his own — his voice is a thing of multifarious sumptuousness.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
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Faye Fearon, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Ralph Fiennes plays the sleuth-like Cardinal Lawrence overseeing the selection of a new pope, amid icy glares, hidden agendas and multifarious intrigue.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
True, the Post’s concern here was focused on questions about personal transactions by Fed officials, but the modes of impairment that can threaten the public’s faith in the institution are multifarious.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Though his features are few — the character never gets an aria of his own — his voice is a thing of multifarious sumptuousness.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multifarious
Adjective
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Under a 1981 appropriations bill, HHS is required annually to take Census Bureau poverty-line figures, adjust them for inflation, and create guidelines that agencies and states use to determine who is eligible for various types of help.—
Arthur Allen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Tan began his career in 1999 at Louis Vuitton in retail and merchandising, later joining Burberry, holding various regional roles in retail operations and merchandising.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Nor is there much of the more physical kind, despite myriad stunt personnel cascading off porches and second-story balconies with lethal bullet wounds.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The county manager is Mecklenburg’s chief administrator, leading myriad county departments, helping develop the county’s multi-billion dollar annual budget and executing the county commission’s decisions.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
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The West's manifold gifts to the world all directly or indirectly flow from this great patrimony.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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The obstacles to the Egyptian plan are manifold, but Egypt could emerge from the war in Gaza once again as the linchpin of the Middle East.—
Lisa Anderson,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Multifarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multifarious. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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