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Recent Examples of inconsistently
From a tax perspective, for example, there is danger that individuals with imperfect compliance histories may be judged inconsistently.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The requirement has been inconsistently enforced in the past, based on accounts from posts on the Rocky Point/Puerto Penasco friends Facebook account.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
That player has shown up inconsistently over the years, though.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The players who receive profile treatment are generally likable if inconsistently central to that action.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The requirement has been inconsistently enforced in the past, based on accounts from posts on the Rocky Point/Puerto Penasco friends Facebook account.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
That player has shown up inconsistently over the years, though.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The players who receive profile treatment are generally likable if inconsistently central to that action.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsistently
Adverb
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The threats are sometimes even leveled against family members.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Next week, the former New York Times media reporter Ravi Somaiya is launching Bungalow, a project promising to delve deep into stories outside of the daily (and sometimes hourly) news cycle.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Sweep guest rooms, guest bathrooms, formal entertaining spaces, and other parts of the home that are used infrequently at least once a month.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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Always water deeply but infrequently.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And while most teams don’t want to be defined by their running game, Hubbard rarely loses yardage with the ball.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The actions reduced the company’s share count by about half and nearly doubled Ellison’s stake in the company to 41%—because Ellison held onto his shares over the years, rarely selling.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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One silent element to the transfer portal that is seldom discussed, but important to the athletes, is those pesky classes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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When an employer terminates, or is found to have terminated, an employee without cause, the contract (outside of the unionized setting) seldom entitles the employee to ger her job back.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Both moons are irregularly shaped.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Inconsistently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsistently. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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