All 4 Uses
vary
in
Lock and Key, by Sarah Dessen
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- Instead, our relationship was elastic, stretching between those two extremes depending on who else was around, how much either of us had had to drink, and other varying factors.†
Chpt 3varying = differing; or changing
- And what I can give you is erratic, because you'd have to work around my schedule, which varies wildly.†
Chpt 5 *varies = differs; or changes
- Again, I found myself studying it: the varied faces, some smiling, some not, the gentle regalness of the elderly women, who were staring right into the camera.†
Chpt 7varied = differed; or changed
- Four dozen roses in varying colors were arranged in vases all around the kitchen, each tied with a big white bow.†
Chpt 14varying = differing; or changing
Definitions:
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(1)
(vary) to be different, or to changeVary is often used to describe small differences or changes--especially about things of the same type. It would be more common to say "The weight of full-grown elephants varies depending upon diet and other factors," than to say "The weight of elephants varies from that of mice."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)