as in instability
the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position
she quickly moved the china teapot after noticing its precariousness on the shelf
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Relevance
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Recent Examples of precariousness
Given the federal government’s financial precariousness at the end of the war, this effort failed.
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Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
But instead of recognizing the precariousness of his position, Netanyahu abandoned his characteristic caution, put his faith in Trump without a fallback, and is now left with nowhere else to turn.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
What keeps these series from coming off as crass is the genuine camaraderie that connects their characters and shelters them, to some extent, from the precariousness of their lives.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
Responding to the precariousness of our moment, museums have reified the problem with an unfortunate watchword: relevance.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
But instead of recognizing the precariousness of his position, Netanyahu abandoned his characteristic caution, put his faith in Trump without a fallback, and is now left with nowhere else to turn.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
What keeps these series from coming off as crass is the genuine camaraderie that connects their characters and shelters them, to some extent, from the precariousness of their lives.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
Responding to the precariousness of our moment, museums have reified the problem with an unfortunate watchword: relevance.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precariousness
instability
Noun
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There’s political instability in a lot of places in the world right now with tension.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Still, the election of a new premier, for now, may end a period of instability for Thailand and gives Anutin the chance to prove his leadership.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Precariousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precariousness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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