variegated

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Like his films, Mr. Sayles’s novels are divided among a teeming cast of variegated characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Hamlin's catastrophic on-field collapse and cardiac arrest on January 2, 2023 caused the unprecedented suspension of an NFL game, and brought home for a national TV audience the variegated harms of America's most popular sport.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2024

A cast of superb actors are directed to present their characters in a relentless staccato vocal monotone, devoid of any true or variegated expressiveness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

“You’ll see variegated and bicolored varieties that may not do well in stuffy show competition, but are favorites in the garden.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

But the crotons were lusher than ever and the variegated bougainvilleas she hadn’t thought would take were heavy with pink blossoms.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez