predictable
adjective
pre·dict·able
pri-ˈdik-tə-bəl 
1
: capable of being predicted : able to be known, seen, or declared in advance
a predictable reaction/outcome
a very predictable plot
changes occurring at a steady and predictable rate
2
: behaving in a way that is expected
I knew he would say that. He's so predictable.
predictability
noun
By comparing the projections, meteorologists can get a measure of the weather's predictability: The less agreement among the forecasts, the less predictable the weather.
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Richard Monastersky
Richard Monastersky
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The first Dutch original film on Disney+, The Balloonist shows what happens when young chicken farmer Gaby's predictable life is upended by a hot air balloon crashing into her coop.
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Providers have generally counted on consistent vaccine recommendations from the federal government to create relatively predictable demand.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
At the very moment predictable frameworks are becoming a competitive asset, Europe risks signalling drift.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The sample size for this season remains too small to scrutinise convincingly, but in the last two campaigns, there has been an evident appetite for going short from the left, aside from the predictable six-yard-box targets on both sides.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Providers have generally counted on consistent vaccine recommendations from the federal government to create relatively predictable demand.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
At the very moment predictable frameworks are becoming a competitive asset, Europe risks signalling drift.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The sample size for this season remains too small to scrutinise convincingly, but in the last two campaigns, there has been an evident appetite for going short from the left, aside from the predictable six-yard-box targets on both sides.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Predictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predictable. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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