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Recent Examples of fickleness
The fickleness of decisions relieved some and cursed others.
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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
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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This has had a real impact on their bottom line, with double-digit revenue growth, significant improvements in operational efficiency, and less exposure to the risks of demand volatility and competitive pricing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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As price volatility, tariffs and supply-chain disruption reshaped the industry during the pandemic era, Batlle broadened her business.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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As algorithms replace human deciders, HAI-EIS fellow Kathleen Creel argues arbitrariness at scale is morally and legally problematic.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Mar. 2021
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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When eccentricity decreased, the climate shifted toward drier conditions.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The eccentricities of a city define it; in Lagos, transportation is one of them.—
Alexis Okeowo,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Ballot audits by independent observers showed irregularities in the official results.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
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Maduro has led Venezuela since 2013, presiding over a government widely criticized for authoritarian rule, electoral irregularities, human rights abuses, deep economic collapse and mass emigration.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Jan. 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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Used on dry hair before shampooing, the rinse-out treatment relies on lactic, tartaric, and benzoic acids to loosen dead skin, unclog follicles, and rebalance the scalp—key steps for managing dandruff and flakiness.—
Allure,
Allure,
18 Dec. 2025
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This might cause dryness, flakiness and itching, sometimes leading to infections.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Fickleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fickleness. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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