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as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
our windjammer sailed wherever the inconstant winds took us
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as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
an inconstant but always entertaining friend
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Recent Examples of inconstant
The key finding is that as the distance grows greater, the coupling stops growing, and the inconstant constant becomes constant once more.
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Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Energy experts have been warning that electricity is likely to get more expensive and less reliable unless renewable power that waxes and wanes under inconstant sunlight and wind is backed up by generators that can run whenever needed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
In March, Johnson ordered the first national lockdown, caught COVID, and later spent three nights in the I.C.U. For months, the country staggered from one set of restrictions to the next—a reflection of Johnson’s inconstant attitude toward the virus.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Song as a different kind of time, as heroin became her own inconstant clock.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Energy experts have been warning that electricity is likely to get more expensive and less reliable unless renewable power that waxes and wanes under inconstant sunlight and wind is backed up by generators that can run whenever needed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
In March, Johnson ordered the first national lockdown, caught COVID, and later spent three nights in the I.C.U. For months, the country staggered from one set of restrictions to the next—a reflection of Johnson’s inconstant attitude toward the virus.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Song as a different kind of time, as heroin became her own inconstant clock.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconstant
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Not too happy about the volatile nature of PLTR stock?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Broadening market As the S & P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh records again on Wednesday, there is a simultaneous broadening and a move into more volatile parts of the market by investors.—
Frank Holland,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Clarisse looks intimidating climbing out of a boat, as does Bushnell’s traitorous Luke, who wields a sharp-looking knife.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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There's a delicious whodunit aspect to it, too, as the list of five potentially traitorous suspects includes the operative's own high-profile wife (Cate Blanchett).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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The best time for aurora spotting is 2 am, when the sky is likely to be the darkest, but since the arrival of the solar storm is unpredictable, it's recommended to look throughout the night for the event.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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Renewables may be homegrown, but their output is inherently unpredictable.—
Andrew Saunders,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the statement described the pollster as unreliable, citing past inaccuracies.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Free parking eliminates a major logistical headache and financial burden, especially when downtown parking prices are high or public transit is unreliable.—
Gleb Tsipursky,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.—
Jordan Kisner Jack Davison,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2022
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2023
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Fleeing from violence and a dark history, a man adopts a false identity looking to start over in the idyllic Canary Islands' town of Arcadia, where a new love interest could change his life — if his past doesn't come back to haunt him.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Newsom's $787 million suit seeks the same amount as the 2023 settlement Fox reached with Dominion Voting Systems after the voting machine company accused Fox News of knowingly pushing false conspiracy theories that Dominion rigged the 2020 presidential election in Joe Biden's favor.—
Olivia Rubin,
ABC News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Although the emergency warning was reduced to a less urgent heavy rain warning on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned that the soil had become unstable due to the precipitation, leaving the region at an elevated risk of landslides even without excessive rain.—
Trisha Mukherjee,
ABC News,
11 Aug. 2025
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People have been urged to avoid entering possibly unstable buildings as aftershocks continued to shake the area, according to the Times.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Mass and Cass crisis has seeped into surrounding neighborhoods, making life in Boston treacherous.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 July 2025
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Find one of the fairway bunkers and your second shot is treacherous and, potentially, tournament ending with water lurking down the entire left side of the hole.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
22 July 2025
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“Inconstant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconstant. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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