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varied

[vair-eed]

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adjective

characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.

changed; altered: a varied estimate.

having several different colors; variegated.

Origin:
1580–90; vary + -ed²

Related forms

var·ied·ly, adverb

var·ied·ness, noun

non·var·ied, adjective

un·var·ied, adjective

well-var·ied, adjective

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Example Sentences

Interns typically leave with a set of strong, varied clips.

The response to these conflicting pressures has been varied.

They are so varied in flavor and nutrition that a whole diet can be built around them.

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Interns typically leave with a set of strong, varied clips.

The response to these conflicting pressures has been varied.

They are so varied in flavor and nutrition that a whole diet can be built around them.

Several researchers wrote in, giving a sense of the varied ways to approach the matter.

The topics are varied and may be current or historical.

His design philosophy is rooted in this international background and is reflected in his geographically varied portfolio.

Along the way, the terrain varied in climbing difficulty.

The schedule varied so that in one academic year, professors would teach two courses in the fall.

But they inhabit a wildly varied landscape of surreal beauty.

The origins of wealth are as many and varied as the world's cultures.

California is home to many natural wonders due to its varied climate and topography which includes both forest and coastal lands.

Varied topography allows hikers to choose between leisurely strolls and intensive uphill climbs.

But they can also easily be varied with a few extra ingredients to keep menus lively.

Not so fortunately, these technologies are varied and largely incompatible.

Interest varied among students in the four other regions surveyed.

The students faced financial decisions that varied in both the degree of risk and the amount of money that could be won or lost.

The varied terrain provides a haven for drug smuggling and makes it rather difficult to travel freely from village to village.

As a result of living and having offspring in different environments, different populations develop varied appearances over time.

The students who met at her home varied widely in their personalities and backgrounds.

The varied succulents are a low-water landscape choice that creates a sculptural effect.

Most obviously it's a platform game with endearing visuals and varied game play.

The editor basically said: hmmm, they had varied conclusions.

Wal-Mart's success has varied a great deal, depending on local conditions.

These lightly edited excerpts offer a glimpse of panelists' varied points of view and the reasoning behind each score.

Random, quasi-periodic, signals varied across cortex with the amplitude pattern being consistent for given stimulus.

The anatomy of the rest of the dinosaur's approximately four-foot-long body is consistent with a unique and varied lifestyle.

The really surprising thing was how varied our responses were.

The theories as to why women are poorly represented at tech companies are varied.

My research interests are as varied as my teaching.

It finds that inequality is deep-rooted, and has varied little over recent decades, despite big changes in economic policies.

They have a tremendously varied diet that includes hundreds of known foods.

Maciejewski and his colleagues modeled the various planetary systems that could explain the varied transit times.

His artwork is varied and beautiful, as well as being informed by his scientific fields of study, ichnology and geology.

Japanese vending machines have achieved near-legendary status because they are so numerous, ubiquitous, and varied.

The share of graduate students who were women varied greatly by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status.

The beauty of this system is that the bank of stimuli is varied and unpredictable.

Scientists use the varied shapes of diatoms to identify different species.

The variation in the condition of the dogs was as varied as their locations.

But scholars say the boats were first used hundreds of years earlier, perhaps for varied reasons.

The researchers noted that the study quality varied greatly.

It should not involve varied surfaces or a balance of different compositional elements.

After these varied introductions, the children were left with the toy and allowed to play.

But many students do not realize that ocean floor landscapes are equally dramatic and varied.

Some of the wines contained small amounts of iron, which varied by country of origin, variety and vintage.

The bestiary you face as you progress through the game is varied.

And it gave me the confidence and experience to make another hunt soon, one that will be more difficult and varied than this one.

Votruba was an administrator of distance education before becoming president, but he's had a varied career:.

In ten separate trials, the distinct colours she selected for each digit hardly varied.

They have had varied interests and today are pursuing different educational paths.

New research reveals these varied wing patterns are under the control of a supergene.

It was a nice surprise to obtain such varied results.

Here are a few of our favorite recent short films that highlight the varied techniques of the craft.

UCosmic integrates data from existing sources to permit new and varied searches or services.

Programmes of this type are now many and varied and available throughout the world.

Urban found that foraging activity varied greatly from pond to pond.

The factors that influence crime rates are far more varied and complex than any economic indicator.

Scenery along the way is amazing, and amazingly varied.

Yet incorporating these varied experiences into a larger model is another matter entirely.

And, although the exact rise in that proportion varied from basin to basin, all of them saw a significant increase.

It's within this steady environment that the rich and varied web of.

Topics as varied as science fiction, space medicine and commercial spaceflight will also be tackled.

For dual roles on varied surfaces, roboticists have tried to combine one or more modes.

The indictment outlines the families' varied revenue streams.

Orejuela has worked on species as varied as orchids, condors, spectacled bears and bats.

Responses varied depending on type of illness, cost and accuracy of the prediction.

Mouth microbe makeup varied greatly from person to person, but not in any geographically structured way.

But the researchers varied the conditions in other ways, without telling the participants.

The circular migration route is arduous, with varied terrain and a punishing climate.

The researchers suspected fluoropolymers¿which coat surfaces as varied as frying pans to car engine parts¿as the likely source.

The factors that contribute to high- or low-quality media are varied.

But lobbyists take credit for achievements as varied as favourable pay deals for the.

Buettner examines how their lifestyles and varied environments explain their extraordinary well-being.

But the rate of atrophy in different brain regions varied among the groups.

They also found that evolutionary rates varied between the four groups studied.

His yoga poses came in sets and sequences that never varied.

But the degree to which the mammals relied on their caches varied with changes in lemming abundance.

The subjects varied in how much extra cash they required to make the reward worth the wait.

Most people play these games to experience their sweeping stories and explore their vast, varied settings, not to fight monsters.

The amount of public ownership in different countries has always varied considerably.

Barbuda seeks to balance resort development with protection of its varied wildlife.

Concentrations of the pesticides varied from region to region.

If farmers provide a varied diet to local markets, people seem more likely to eat well.

And they will be as varied and different and wonderful as the different parts of human society are today, if not more.

Furthermore, the studies varied in the way they defined the region of the cortex.

It varied by industry: the fall was slow in footwear, faster in furniture.

Hart and his team used tools as varied as chain saws, adzes, and gouges to carve the pole.

The theories that explain worldwide climate change are almost as varied as the weather.

They are as varied as the countries they purport to rule.

The varied diet of these seals is reflected in their unusual tooth structure.

The psychologists were measuring perceptual capacity-that is why they varied the complexity of the task.

Emerging markets are far more varied and volatile than mature ones.

The culprits of diminishing water quality are varied.

We have good reason to think the expansion rate of our universe has varied over time.

Naturally, no single story will fit such a varied continent.

From vast wilderness to varied history, from swamp to desert, these places should be more famous.

I'd be interested to see the same test performed on kids from different cultures to see how the results varied.

First, because the old alternating landscape provided a varied habitat, rich in species.

The climate has varied over the centuries, with warmer and cooler stretches, the study affirmed.

Buildings will have much more varied shapes than before.

It has a rugged, outdoor appeal suitable for varied destinations.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.

to cause to be different from something else: The orchestra varied last night's program with one new selection.

to avoid or relieve from uniformity or monotony; diversify: to vary one's diet.

Music. to alter (a melody or theme) by modification or embellishments without changing its identity.

verb (used without object)

to show diversity; be different: The age at which children are ready to read varies.

to undergo change in appearance, form, substance, character, etc.: The landscape begins to vary as one drives south.

to change periodically or in succession; differ or alternate: Demand for certain products varies with the season.

to diverge; depart; deviate (usually followed by from): to vary from the norm.

Mathematics. to be subject to change.

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Biology. to exhibit variation.

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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English varien < Latin variāre, equivalent to vari(us) (see various) + -āre infinitive suffix

Related forms

var·i·er, noun

var·y·ing·ly, adverb

in·ter·var·y, verb (used without object), -var·ied, -var·y·ing.

o·ver·var·y, verb, -var·ied, -var·y·ing.

self-var·y·ing, adjective

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un·var·y·ing, adjective

un·var·y·ing·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
1. modify, mutate.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

varied (ˈvɛərɪd)

—*adj*
1.	displaying or characterized by variety; diverse
2.	modified or altered: the amount may be varied without notice
3.	varicoloured; variegated

'variedly

—*adv*

'variedness

—n

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Word Origin & History

vary

mid-14c. (trans.), late 14c. (intrans.), from O.Fr. varier, from L. variare "change, alter, make different," from varius "varied, different, spotted;" perhaps related to varus "bent, crooked, knock-kneed," and varix "varicose vein," from a PIE base *wer- "high raised spot or other bodily infirmity" (cf.

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O.E. wearte "wart," Swed. varbulde "pus swelling," L. verruca "wart").

varied

"differing from one another," 1588, from pp. of vary (q.v.).

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

vary var·y (vâr'ē, vār'ē)
v. var·ied, var·y·ing, var·ies

To make or cause changes in the characteristics or attributes of; modify or alter.
To undergo or show change.
To be different; deviate.

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