All 3 Uses
vary
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Red Queen
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- The rumors about them vary, but it boils down to something simple and chilling: they can enter your head, read your thoughts, and control your mind.†
p. 10.6 *vary = differ; or change
- Winding stairs connect the several levels cut into the walls, each at varying heights with different equipment.†
p. 172.4varying = differing; or changing
- Are they like me, or are they as varied as the Silvers?†
p. 303.8varied = differed; or changed
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)