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How to pronounce various in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms diverse


animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth.
Type Words
Synonyms respective, several


the various reports all agreed.
Type Words
Synonyms versatile


his various achievements are impressive.
Type Words
Synonyms assorted


his disguises are many and various.
various experiments have failed to disprove the theory.
cited various reasons for his behavior.

Examples of various

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Congress is bought and paid for by the lobbyists working for various industries.
From the dailyherald.com
The recommendations would require action by various state and local authorities.
From the stltoday.com
Various numbers had surfaced in the past but none was ever officially confirmed.
From the stltoday.com
In recent months, he began posting anti-government writings on various websites.
From the usatoday.com
Each student experienced being blind, deaf, and mute through various activities.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Administrators are considering various options to improve safety, Domkoski said.
From the thenewstribune.com
Meany Gravis was a diving coach at the Greenwich YWCA and at various swim clubs.
From the timesunion.com
There's also more competition from neighborhood markets of various descriptions.
From the tennessean.com
First, you click on the various regulators to see which will be doing what work.
From the theatlantic.com
More examples
  • Assorted: of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior"
  • Respective(a): considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"
  • Diverse: distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"
  • Versatile: having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"
  • (variously) in diverse ways; "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"; "the speakers treated the subject most diversely"
  • Various, or Various Production, is an English dubstep/electronic music duo formed in 2003. The group blends samples, acoustic and electronic instrumentation, and singing from a revolving cast of vocalists. ...
  • The Various is a children's fantasy novel written and illustrated by Steve Augarde, published in 2003. It is the first book of the Touchstone Trilogy which continues with Celandine and Winter Wood. ...
  • Having a broad range (of different elements); more than one indeterminate thing
  • Manigfeald; mislic; missenlic