flakiness

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Recent Examples of flakiness Use a primer with ingredients like hyaluronic acid and ceramides to keep dry skin or flakiness at bay. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 3 July 2026 Women were complaining of redness, flakiness, or peeling with the use of tretinoin, a retinoid that promotes collagen synthesis and elastin renewal. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 23 June 2026 And agents introduce a new form of flakiness stemming from the fact that LLMs are non-deterministic. — Ethan Pronev, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Chronic flakiness changes the emotional temperature of a friendship surprisingly quickly, says Miriam Kirmayer, a clinical psychologist in Montreal who specializes in adult friendships. — Angela Haupt, Time, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for flakiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flakiness
Noun
  • But the scenes of Roy using household objects to relay the action of the game (accompanied by twinkling music) push Keeley beyond the limits of eccentricity.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • This vast misshapen island was traditionally noted for ghosts, folktales, eccentricity, fish, and friendliness.
    — Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The pressure and unpredictability can create widespread employee fatigue.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But during periods of high volume and unpredictability, damage occurs in the gap between executive assumptions and floor reality.
    — Allan Malcolm, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There is also the broader economic volatility increasingly linked to the AI trade.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The recent run-up in rates also reflects heightened bond market volatility as surging oil prices due to the war fuel inflation worries.
    — Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Flakiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flakiness. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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