mercurialness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercurialness
Noun
  • An upset appetizer Scotland and Haiti kick off the run of games in Foxboro starting Saturday and that’s when the unpredictability of the tournament will begin as well.
    Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
  • That single trait adds a complete unpredictability to Waddle’s breaks.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.
    Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.
    Jason Willick, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Malcolm's daughter is struggling in life and school, but her father's genetic toolkit only has belligerence, impulsiveness and thickheadedness, passed on by his on-screen parents.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The hormone pills can cause serious side effects, particularly fatigue and moodiness.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • The former's moodiness will complement the latter's cuteness for a fashion-forward outfit.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 25 May 2026
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“Mercurialness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercurialness. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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