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Recent Examples of inconsistently
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.
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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
Throughout the conflict, objectives have been poorly defined and inconsistently communicated.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Oscar’s was inconsistently cooked with some areas of the bread pudding being totally dry.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
No policy can be effective if it is enforced inconsistently or not at all.
—Brian Jacob, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
The Times argues that the Pentagon has applied its own rules inconsistently.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
The Times argues that the Pentagon has applied its own rules inconsistently.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
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
Throughout the conflict, objectives have been poorly defined and inconsistently communicated.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Oscar’s was inconsistently cooked with some areas of the bread pudding being totally dry.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
No policy can be effective if it is enforced inconsistently or not at all.
—Brian Jacob, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
The Times argues that the Pentagon has applied its own rules inconsistently.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
The Times argues that the Pentagon has applied its own rules inconsistently.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsistently
Adverb
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Orders that leave our kitchen hot and carefully prepared sometimes arrive cold, spilled or mishandled.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Agents, forced to work without pay, called in sick; security lines metastasized, sometimes snaking out to the curb.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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Set a reminder to open the bags or bins and fluff them out from time to time, especially if they’re used infrequently.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
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The guard frequency is used infrequently by pilots and controllers because it is reserved for emergencies.—
Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Requests for a rehearing are rarely granted.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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But that standard story rarely mentions the British Caribbean, where the Stamp Act fell hardest.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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However, voles may be spotted occasionally, while moles, which spend most of their lives underground, are seldom seen.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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Most damningly, that catastrophe comes out as a fiery blaze that’s routinely overwhelming but seldom compelling, resulting in a tedious experience that might be better live-streamed on UFC.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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And since its stranding, the animal has reportedly been breathing irregularly and hardly moving.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ehrmann says the problem isn’t just limited to tilt-and-turns but comes up in all kinds of architectural projects that have irregularly shaped windows.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
21 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Inconsistently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsistently. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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