inconsistently

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Recent Examples of inconsistently Yet despite the mounting evidence, pregnant women are still only inconsistently recognized as a clinically vulnerable group across public health guidance and government frameworks. Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Attorneys for the players said Thursday that the Cobb County court found the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on claims that the NCAA applied its eligibility rules arbitrarily and inconsistently. Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Mynatt says that tamping too lightly, unevenly, or inconsistently leads to uneven water flow (called channeling). Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsistently
Adverb
  • Much of the content generated promoted an organization called the International Burke Institute (IBI), the website of which features articles copied from real academic writing, sometimes with false attribution.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • She was held up as the pop cultural equivalent of a saint to a degree that sometimes obscured and distorted her creative drive and business acumen.
    Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Michael Jordan’s infrequently seen Air Jordan 17 will reportedly continue its reemergence in 2027 with the release of a brand-new colorway.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mowing Too Close Most people consider mowing a chore and want to mow as infrequently as possible.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Strong El Niño events, such as the one revving up in the tropical Pacific, have rarely spared the Golden State from significant and damaging consequences.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Fast forward almost a year and lawmakers rarely reference the topic anymore.
    Ali Swenson, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Kontras believes the case of the patterning was simply because the buck had seldom, if ever, been spooked by a man.
    Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Hathaway is no stranger to action movies, but seldom have her contributions to the form been so dirt-under-the-fingernails feral.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Why AFib can be difficult to catch AFib causes the heart's upper chambers to beat irregularly.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • 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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“Inconsistently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsistently. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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