as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
a politician with very mutable positions on all the issues
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Recent Examples of mutable
Matthew is a classic hanger-on, whose own identity is mutable, molding himself to whoever is around him and shining their light on him.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Once this happens, women will never achieve full equality, regardless of the ERA, because people with mutable characteristics get only intermediate scrutiny.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
Architects and engineers can use it to tweak a structure or account for mutable wind currents and the probability of tremors.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
Pisces will assist their mates in getting the messy tea and doing their dirty work because the mutable sign can get information out of others.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Once this happens, women will never achieve full equality, regardless of the ERA, because people with mutable characteristics get only intermediate scrutiny.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
Architects and engineers can use it to tweak a structure or account for mutable wind currents and the probability of tremors.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
Pisces will assist their mates in getting the messy tea and doing their dirty work because the mutable sign can get information out of others.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutable
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Core inflation, which excludes more volatile energy, food, alcohol and tobacco prices, rose by 3.4% in the year to March, down slightly from 3.5% in February.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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Here’s what their analysis found: Only 8.4% of investors executed trades on any of those days, reacting to the volatile market by buying or selling stocks.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The source said Republicans view Powell as an important pillar of stability in the U.S. economy amid Trump’s unpredictable tariff war against foreign trading partners, including allies such as Canada, Japan, South Korean and Taiwan.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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Understanding regional industry nuances and navigating unpredictable sales cycles are as critical as technological advancement.—
Jamil Wyne,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 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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The evening will likely be cool with a light, variable wind and a low around 50.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2025
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Seeing how the warring variable fighters square off against one another was and is amazing.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Mutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutable. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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