as in varied
consisting of many things of different sorts
the museum's eclectic collection has everything from a giraffe skeleton to medieval musical instruments
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Recent Examples of eclectic
Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner even styled their loafers similarly, wearing wide-leg trousers and adding a pair of white socks—probably not for warmth, but rather, that eclectic grandpa-core vibe.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
The series, which follows the eclectic workers at a Chicago sandwich shop, was also nominated for best musical or comedy television series, along with nominations for stars Ayo Edebiri, Jeremy Allen White and Liza Colón-Zayas, at this year’s Golden Globes.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
An eclectic collection of items akin to the Island of Misfit Toys in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is on display at a small gallery in Canada.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The list was eclectic and most likely horrifying to the designer who first saw it.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
The series, which follows the eclectic workers at a Chicago sandwich shop, was also nominated for best musical or comedy television series, along with nominations for stars Ayo Edebiri, Jeremy Allen White and Liza Colón-Zayas, at this year’s Golden Globes.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
An eclectic collection of items akin to the Island of Misfit Toys in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is on display at a small gallery in Canada.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The list was eclectic and most likely horrifying to the designer who first saw it.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclectic
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Shape: Tools with varied edges work best for different body areas.Lisa DeSantis, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2025
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But music fans may also be yearning for comparable retrospectives on artists as varied as Fall Out Boy, Coldplay, and even Britney Spears, whose first records are now more than 25 years old.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Altadena, a diverse working-class community in Los Angeles County, is a far cry from the more renowned Pasadena, its neighbor directly north, and the nearby and more glitzy and wealthy Pacific Palisades neighborhood in LA.Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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That’s why The Power Pause features diverse stories of stay-at-home mothers who defy these stereotypes.Amy Shoenthal, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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One key issue is the company’s mixed growth in the commercial sector via its Foundry platform which is designed for commercial customers in industries like manufacturing, retail, and healthcare.Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Streamers also use them to watch content that's geo-blocked on services like Netflix, with mixed results.Chloe Albanesius, PCMAG, 9 Jan. 2025
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This location has collected food, clothing, assorted snacks for first-responders, and whatever local businesses have been willing to give.Janet W. Lee, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Chateau penthouse was overflowing with actors and assorted glitterati, including two of last year’s biggest pop stars in Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter.Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Eclectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclectic. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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