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
Taken together, these new polices would create a more mutable type of citizenship, no longer rooted in birthplace, or in the arduous and lengthy task of proving one’s worth.
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Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
While Denzel looks dashing in his more mutable palette of a blue suit jacket.
—Aleah Wright, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
As Pokémon evolve between various forms, so Mary proves mutable.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Iago the adversary to Othello, and wears a more mutable palette for the play what were your choices behind that?
—Aleah Wright, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
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Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
While Denzel looks dashing in his more mutable palette of a blue suit jacket.
—Aleah Wright, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
As Pokémon evolve between various forms, so Mary proves mutable.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Iago the adversary to Othello, and wears a more mutable palette for the play what were your choices behind that?
—Aleah Wright, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutable
Adjective
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While the character brandishes a firearm and things eventually come to blows in physical tussles over the course of the volatile evening, Gallo's script never loses grip on the tender undercurrent of intimacy established back in Ponyboi's shower.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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Budget Pressure Is Driving Clarity The reflex in volatile markets is often to scale up teams or stack more tools.—
Jeremy Barnett,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The head of the European Central Bank said inflation has become more unpredictable due to shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and that policymakers need to take the possibility of such extreme scenarios into account and communicate them to the public as well.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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But for investors who are wary of the susceptibility of Argos’s sales to the unpredictable nature of the weather, the team is ramping up its efforts to expand its products to include stockless ranges.—
John Choong,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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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 variable consideration can be triggered by Comcast, Sky’s parent company, at any time within five years after closing, provided that RTL Group’s share price exceeds €41.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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Comcast can trigger the variable payment at any time within five years.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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“Mutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutable. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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