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
Sagittarius is a fire and mutable sign known for its positivity and philosophical sentiments.
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Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Non-linear conversational branching is just one more feature to remind you that an AI chatbot's simulated perspective is mutable, changeable, and highly guided by your own inputs in addition to the training data that forged its underlying neural network.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
In the early days, when sample size is small, rivalries are mutable, and the narratives shapeshift with every match.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
This is how Solitaire mostly remained until Windows started including ads between draws, some of them un-mutable and unskippable, which made the collection of games nearly unplayable in my eyes.
—Ariana Torrey, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Non-linear conversational branching is just one more feature to remind you that an AI chatbot's simulated perspective is mutable, changeable, and highly guided by your own inputs in addition to the training data that forged its underlying neural network.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
In the early days, when sample size is small, rivalries are mutable, and the narratives shapeshift with every match.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
This is how Solitaire mostly remained until Windows started including ads between draws, some of them un-mutable and unskippable, which made the collection of games nearly unplayable in my eyes.
—Ariana Torrey, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutable
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That will entail the coöperation of finance and industry, which, weary of the current Administration’s volatile economic and foreign policy, are likely to support a challenger who can steady the boat.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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The deep, indomitable and occasionally volatile Penguins soared again on Saturday.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Your finances are the focus as unpredictable Uranus stations direct in your 2nd House of Resources, stalled money moves unstick, so a raise chat or subscription cleanup suddenly looks worth action.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Complaints about low wages and unpredictable schedules for associates were rising.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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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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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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Because most HELOCs have variable rates that are tied to the prime rate, any Fed rate cuts will directly impact rates on HELOCs, too.—
Aly J Yale,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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By contrast, most credit cards have a variable rate, so there’s a more direct connection to the Fed’s benchmark.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Mutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutable. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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