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Recent Examples of inconsistently
At the same time, residents across minoritized groups described disciplinary processes that were often subjective, inconsistently applied, and lacking transparent criteria or due process.
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Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 1 June 2026
And the ability to properly interpret the identity documents of women — where administrative conventions may display married names differently or inconsistently — is not systematically part of what the machine has been designed to optimize.
—Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Sometimes, even the same player can be dealt with inconsistently.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The episodes returned, but would continue to air inconsistently, with one in late March, one in mid-April and the final pair in June.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Those inspections are often delayed, and penalties are inconsistently enforced.
—Ines Fahmi, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Pennsylvania House Bill 99 and House Bill 888 supporters argue that capital punishment is costly, inconsistently applied and has resulted in innocent people being executed in the past.
—Whp-Tv Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
In practice, it is scattered, inconsistently formatted, and largely inaccessible.
—Jessica Binns, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Journalists and journalism scholars alike have at times used these terms interchangeably or inconsistently, yet each genre has its distinct methods and goals.
—Karen McIntyre, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 1 June 2026
And the ability to properly interpret the identity documents of women — where administrative conventions may display married names differently or inconsistently — is not systematically part of what the machine has been designed to optimize.
—Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Sometimes, even the same player can be dealt with inconsistently.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The episodes returned, but would continue to air inconsistently, with one in late March, one in mid-April and the final pair in June.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Those inspections are often delayed, and penalties are inconsistently enforced.
—Ines Fahmi, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Pennsylvania House Bill 99 and House Bill 888 supporters argue that capital punishment is costly, inconsistently applied and has resulted in innocent people being executed in the past.
—Whp-Tv Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
In practice, it is scattered, inconsistently formatted, and largely inaccessible.
—Jessica Binns, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Journalists and journalism scholars alike have at times used these terms interchangeably or inconsistently, yet each genre has its distinct methods and goals.
—Karen McIntyre, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsistently
Adverb
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In the 1960s, the antiheroine — who sometimes leans hard into villain territory — was brought to life in the live-action world by Newmar on the Batman TV series opposite Adam West, who played the titular crime fighter.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Terminal 2, sometimes called the Humphrey Terminal, hosts smaller airlines, most prominently Sun Country, which was purchased this month by Allegiant Air, but will keep its brand for now, and also Southwest and Frontier.—
Julio Ojeda-Zapata,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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Too infrequently discussed as a part of Monroe’s story is the fact of her intensive study of method acting with the Actors Studio’s Lee Strasberg.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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But round after round, these riders would scupper their chances with a rail – not infrequently at the very last fence.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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Some are seasonally inappropriate—for instance, winter puffers in a city where the temperature rarely falls below 77 degrees Fahrenheit—or cut for oversized Western silhouettes that dwarf the average Ghanaian body.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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But the historically complex process has rarely been implemented; between 1990 and 2017, the Justice Department filed an average of just 11 legal complaints per year seeking to denaturalize American citizens, according to historical data.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Smith seldom goes back to Weatherford.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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Political memoirs are seldom very good.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Someone who gets hives or has gastrointestinal distress irregularly might not identify their dinner as the trigger of the symptoms, or might assume food poisoning.—
Eva Flowe
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, meant that his heart was beating irregularly, which could lead to blood clots, stroke, or heart failure.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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“Inconsistently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsistently. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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