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
Image Like Menzel’s Jesse, Stella is multifarious.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Part of the reason Musk’s approach in Europe is destined to fail is that the continent’s post-war institutions were explicitly designed to weather rogue assaults and multifarious crises.
—Paul Hockenos, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
In the age of Instagram, Jane Birkin’s personal style often eclipsed her multifarious talents.
—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
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Powell testified before Congress in June, saying the renovation was a collaboration with various agencies and that costs had changed over time.—
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Though their divorce was acrimonious, and the two were later involved in various legal proceedings, the source said that Clarkson knew the importance of her children’s relationship with their father.—
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Meanwhile, downtown is still home to myriad law firms.—
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There are myriad reasons for the success.—
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The Israelis knocked the teeth out of Iran’s manifold proxies and even the Islamic Republic itself, and then pulled Washington in.—
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Among the inspirations for Henry’s empty bluster was Boris Johnson, the former British Prime Minister, whose manifold flaws—Johnson was sacked from his graduate-trainee job, at the Times of London, for inventing a quote—would have quickly derailed anyone less advantaged.—
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“Multifarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multifarious. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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