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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 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
  • Yangwang doesn’t want to leave any doubts about the U9’s capabilities.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Many journalists, authors, and investigators have voiced doubts about these convictions, believing that the real Monster of Florence was never caught.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Legislature did not reject the rewrite, so the standards now include roughly 40 points about the Bible, Jesus and Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 presidential election results and the origins of COVID-19.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans hold a 53-47 majority, and these nominees need majority support to be confirmed, so skepticism from just a handful of Republicans could sink a nomination.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The father charged in suspicion of murder in his toddler's 2024 hot car death has taken a plea deal with Pima County prosecutors that includes a higher sentencing than in a previous plea offer.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The suspicions arose due to high betting activity on the under for prop bets related to Rozier’s points, rebounds, and assists.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The uncertainty has caused fear for the nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites who rely on FoodShare benefits.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has plunged Kentucky's public health infrastructure into a state of confusion and uncertainty, officials said, and some local departments are beginning to question the credibility of the agency's guidance.
    Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Incertitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incertitude. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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