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Recent Examples of incertitude And yet the actor spent much of a recent conversation candidly admitting to ambivalence and incertitude. New York Times, 27 May 2021 In an offseason of inactivity and incertitude, Bloom’s marquee move will be hiring a new manager. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2020 But underneath the skepticism, something else nagged at me: the sense that my incertitude was a metastasis of our jittery, gaslit world, where baseline reality is increasingly in dispute. New York Times, 27 Aug. 2019 The difficulty for me in pinning the city down geographically is reflected in a broader ideological incertitude; a current questioning of the state’s identity and place. Marley Marius, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2018 Like him, these TPS recipients will now how to live in incertitude. Fabienne Josaphat, Teen Vogue, 11 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incertitude
Noun
  • Eleven are ready to convict—until one juror (Henry Fonda, also the film’s producer) raises quiet, persistent doubts.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 July 2025
  • There is always going to be debate about who is the sport’s GOAT, but Hagen is always in the discussion, and with a doubt, one of the very, very best and highest profile golfers to ever live.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • His skepticism of Elevidys, in particular, is both long-standing and well-founded.
    Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 31 July 2025
  • Dalio’s warning about bonds goes hand-in-hand with his skepticism about how the government is handling its debt, said Stephan Shipe, a finance professor at Wake Forest University and founder of financial advisory firm Scholar Financial Advising.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Their suspicions persist despite the Department of Justice releasing a memo July 7 that tried to close the book on the Epstein saga.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 July 2025
  • Brad confirms Sophie’s suspicions, at which point Sophie confronts Margo.
    Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Some of our most important protections have been implemented while acknowledging scientific uncertainty.
    David Michaels, The Atlantic, 20 July 2025
  • There’s uncertainty over what land is still available for the new plant, and the only notable alternative, a 65-acre swap, isn’t moving forward right now.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 19 July 2025

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“Incertitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incertitude. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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