inconsistently

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Recent Examples of inconsistently After a 2022 audit revealed individual CSU campuses were handling artifact repatriation inconsistently, the CSU Office of Tribal Relations was created to oversee NAGPRA compliance across the system. Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Much of this data is fragmented, inconsistently governed and retained far beyond its original purpose. Jerry Caviston, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Transparency advocates, and even the Pentagon’s own internal watchdog, have described the term CUI as inconsistently applied and overused. ABC News, 23 July 2026 And without oversight, some health insurance plans have been calculating copayments inconsistently and without transparency. Camille A. Clare, STAT, 23 July 2026 Tomatoes split when they’re watered inconsistently, especially with cycles of drought followed by heavy watering. Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 18 July 2026 Although some may disagree, or favor a one-time transfer rule, the main issue with the UIL rules is not how they are written but how inconsistently they are enforced. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026 Wear the Peace also claimed one of its members recently flew on a United flight alongside a passenger wearing an Israel Defense Forces shirt without incident, arguing the airline applied its policy inconsistently. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 The Texas Department of State Health Services posted a health advisory in May warning that because the eggs shed from the body inconsistently, doctors may need to do as many as three tests spaced 24 hours apart to make an accurate diagnosis. Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsistently
Adverb
  • They are sometimes submitted by outside parties in lawsuits to help stress particular arguments or inform a judge’s thinking.
    Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the different tacks agencies are taking reveal confusion over how state law should apply to the relatively new — and sometimes hard to identify — e-motorcycles.
    Rose Evans August 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Most EVs are driven daily with a state of charge between 20 and 80%, and only infrequently charged to 100% or depleted close to 0%.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Water deeply and infrequently in the morning to encourage stronger roots and reduce evaporation.
    Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 July 2026
Adverb
  • The film takes cannibalism – rarely broached in Malaysian popular cinema – as both literal premise and social metaphor, training its lens on characters pushed to extremes by poverty and ambition.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There are also plenty of trainers – two-time Triple Crown winner Bob Baffert among them – who rarely balk at running Derby winners back two weeks later in the Preakness.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Thirsty, hungry, seldom stopping to rest; anxious to please Sam.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • As enterprises start the journey, the common lesson learned is that AI seldom is the limiting factor; the organization is.
    Anisha Manvatkar, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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 7 Aug. 2026.

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