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Recent Examples of fickleness
Newsom explains his fickleness differently.
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Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The fickleness of decisions relieved some and cursed others.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
That almost feline fickleness mostly has to do with the structure of the comet itself, which can change over time.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
For chasers like Olbinski, the monsoon’s fickleness is both a frustration and a thrill.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The fickleness of decisions relieved some and cursed others.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
That almost feline fickleness mostly has to do with the structure of the comet itself, which can change over time.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
For chasers like Olbinski, the monsoon’s fickleness is both a frustration and a thrill.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fickleness
Noun
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More surprisingly, strategies typically seen as beneficiaries of volatility have also struggled.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Parkes and editor Lilly Wild imbue the proceedings with an emotional volatility, as composer Oliver Lewin’s mischievous music dances across your skin.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In an effort to construct a system of law that could prevent arbitrary outcomes, the court ended up making room for plenty of arbitrariness in who was allowed to live and who was sentenced to die.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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The sense of arbitrariness that had previously bewildered and frustrated me was drowned out by excitement and sheer aesthetic pleasure.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Scientific and engineering advances don't do well in the face of such wild swings and inconstancy.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 Aug. 2025
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Europeans, awakened to the danger of American inconstancy, are scrambling to spend trillions more on defense in coming years.—
Adam Rasmi,
Time,
20 June 2025
Noun
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With the exception of the central character played by Judy Greer, all the figures onscreen display the sort of eccentricities that are presumably meant to be either amusing or endearing but instead simply come across as odd.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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Watch young John Early, Kate Berlant, and Cole Escola re-create a scene from the film in intricate detail and see camp interpretation at its finest — comedians using Showgirls’s eccentricities to unearth something delicious.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As an example of this irregularity, between 2000 and 2099, there will be 25 leap days, including the starting year, but in the following three centuries, there will only be 24 leap days.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Zellige tile has long been a favorite of designers thanks to its natural irregularity, which lends a stunning depth to kitchens.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That changeability brings a need for equally adaptable clothing.—
Nick Hendry,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
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The point is not that these are simply interpretations of the world, because an interpretation implies a degree of conscious awareness and changeability that closure often lacks in the moment.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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My skin looked brighter, and there was less flakiness around the jawline area.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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Less water also means less steam during baking, which can improve the flakiness of laminated doughs like croissants and puff pastry.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Fickleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fickleness. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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