protean

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Like Matisse in old age, drawing from his bed, Frank’s protean creativity, his legacy of mastery is everlasting.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Obergefell, a 5-4 decision, was written by the court’s most protean member, Justice Anthony Kennedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

In particular, there is a confused, protean nature of conducting operations among a civilian population you are sworn to defend while simultaneously seeking to prevent them from harming you or others.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025

In a cast that does a lot of doubling, Marty Maguire is a protean standout as Terri’s socialist dad and several other characters.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

In addition to seeming eternal, ubiquitous, protean, and endlessly quotable, Franklin had the most sophisticated sense of timing among all the prominent statesmen of the revolutionary era.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis