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Recent Examples of predictability
From expanding supply to improving long-term cost predictability, Florida Realtors supports efforts to reduce barriers to homeownership and increase stability across our housing system.
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Chuck Bonfiglio, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
For Social Security recipients who need a specific amount of money for a major expense, such as a home renovation, medical procedure or debt consolidation, a home equity loan can offer payment stability and predictability.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 June 2026
This shift has dramatically improved traceability, repeatability and predictability.
—Fabio Caversan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The underlying logic is that a national set of rules on employment would lend predictability and stability.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
But the moment summer starts, all of that predictability disappears.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
What drags the installment down, however, is the sheer predictability and lack of dissent, with seven out of the nine votes being unanimous — a foreshadowing of seasons to come.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
And then came a time of year that has never been especially kind to Sabalenka, as players move from the predictability of fast hard courts to the instability of clay and then grass.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 3 June 2026
And people like predictability in their work and life.
—Alanah Mitchell, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Chuck Bonfiglio, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
For Social Security recipients who need a specific amount of money for a major expense, such as a home renovation, medical procedure or debt consolidation, a home equity loan can offer payment stability and predictability.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 June 2026
This shift has dramatically improved traceability, repeatability and predictability.
—Fabio Caversan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The underlying logic is that a national set of rules on employment would lend predictability and stability.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
But the moment summer starts, all of that predictability disappears.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
What drags the installment down, however, is the sheer predictability and lack of dissent, with seven out of the nine votes being unanimous — a foreshadowing of seasons to come.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
And then came a time of year that has never been especially kind to Sabalenka, as players move from the predictability of fast hard courts to the instability of clay and then grass.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 3 June 2026
And people like predictability in their work and life.
—Alanah Mitchell, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictability
Noun
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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.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
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There’s never been a better time to escape the monotony of day-to-day life and venture out to an unexplored horizon.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Caffeine and algae extract target puffiness and dullness, making dark spots and undereye shadows less pronounced over time.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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Symptoms of prolonged deficiency include ventroflexion of the neck (bending the head toward the floor); mental dullness (confusion, lethargy, non-responsiveness, failing to interact, low energy); vision changes; wobbly walking, circling, or falling; seizures; and weakness and lethargy.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
Noun
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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.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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It’s powered by your own hand—only without the tediousness of using a needle and thread.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So there actually is a familiar sameness.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Shorter episodes, punchier jokes and some relief from the sameness of the characters' energy could easily rectify the resulting stomachache.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Noun
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What is in danger is that this will strip away the soul, the raw humanity actors like Jim Handy brough to each role and replace it with flat, generalized platitudes.—
Carl Kurlander,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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The second was that, along with the platitudes about resilience, attendees were unusually honest about the Gulf’s predicament.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
4 June 2026
Noun
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This was not a company responding to cost pressure or following a trend toward flatness.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Informed by flatness, abstraction, Minimalism, and social critique, her uniquely visceral works defied description.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 May 2026
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“Predictability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictability. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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