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Recent Examples of predictability
The pigs would know, from my heart’s predictability, that the spark of life is durable.
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Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Patients deserve stability and predictability and the chance to focus on our health — not on financial games played by insurers.
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Karen Arace,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Experts advise tailoring trips to individual needs, focusing on predictability and bringing essential tools like noise-canceling headphones.
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Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Pricing must increasingly reflect value created rather than time spent, whether tied to business or legal outcomes, risk mitigation, speed, or greater predictability.
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Rachel Proffitt,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
His views on the use of force swung back and forth like a pendulum, even though a pendulum has some predictability.
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NBC news,
21 June 2026
Home equity loans For homeowners who prefer rate and payment predictability, a traditional home equity loan may be the better choice.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers’ lack of predictability and propensity for giveaways kept him off the top line.
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Murat Ates,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Patients deserve stability and predictability and the chance to focus on our health — not on financial games played by insurers.
—
Karen Arace,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Experts advise tailoring trips to individual needs, focusing on predictability and bringing essential tools like noise-canceling headphones.
—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Pricing must increasingly reflect value created rather than time spent, whether tied to business or legal outcomes, risk mitigation, speed, or greater predictability.
—
Rachel Proffitt,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
His views on the use of force swung back and forth like a pendulum, even though a pendulum has some predictability.
—
NBC news,
21 June 2026
Home equity loans For homeowners who prefer rate and payment predictability, a traditional home equity loan may be the better choice.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers’ lack of predictability and propensity for giveaways kept him off the top line.
—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictability
Noun
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The way Adult Swim’s slate of low-fi, off-kilter programming managed to interrupt the monotony of 2000s cable TV, Friedland’s show follows a familiar format while subtly contorting it.
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The tension latent in Jobim and Regina’s working relationship gives their rendition a mischievousness that’s sorely missed in the monotony of Art Garfunkel’s version, or the twee precision of Susannah McCorkle’s.
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Through the gut-skin axis, an unhealthy gut or ongoing internal inflammation can contribute to conditions such as acne, eczema, rosacea, dullness, and sensitive skin.
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Lavender softens the look of dullness, green helps reduce the appearance of redness, and peach helps counter visible dark spots.
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Many women with natural hair can empathize with the breakage concerns and tediousness that can arise when taking down protective styles.
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It’s powered by your own hand—only without the tediousness of using a needle and thread.
Noun
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So there actually is a familiar sameness.
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Shorter episodes, punchier jokes and some relief from the sameness of the characters' energy could easily rectify the resulting stomachache.
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There’s passable yet indistinguishable music in this exact style dropping every day, but the difference with Chicago’s Fatso is that his lyrics feel like scraps of conversations that communicate his hurt without leaning on platitudes.
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Victor Lindelof’s pre-match comments smacked of bombast and confidence, the sort of words which are said but not meant, platitudes used to motivate rather than to be sworn under oath.
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The pure, post-Bee Gees charisma Bellamy mustered in the 2000s seems to have vacated him entirely, and the song’s funkiness suffocates under the flatness of his delivery.
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This was not a company responding to cost pressure or following a trend toward flatness.
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“Predictability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictability. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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