variably
- a word derived from variable.
Example Sentences
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“These studies support the presence of a widespread network of cortical and subcortical areas that are variably recruited based on specific task parameters and demands,” the authors write.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2023
The boxy fashions of the 1920s were especially suited to the use of the symbol, which was variably linked with Mexican, Chinese, and Peruvian origins.
From Slate • Jul. 15, 2023
Other than a general consensus that they’re caused by some astrophysical process, they’ve been variably attributed to solar activity, emissions from a nearby supernova or neutron star or even Earth’s close encounter with a comet.
From Scientific American • Mar. 6, 2023
Back then there was also lots of potential for drama large and small, given that the census was conducted by “enumerators” who went door to door and collected answers in their own variably legible penmanship.
From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2022
“The year just completed was one in which I underperformed nearly all my peers and friends by, variably, thirty or forty percentage points,” he wrote.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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