predictability

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Recent Examples of predictability Veterinarians at Dogster say that a consistent routine reduces anxiety by offering predictability, helping canines feel secure and understand that their needs will be met. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 This movie doesn’t wallow in predictability. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025 Our parents’ generation could count on stability, security, predictability — and profound corporate loyalty that cut both ways. Nino Paoli, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025 Johnson thought predictability was a problem. Zach Berman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 For Americans working with limited PTO, that predictability can be the difference between researching and booking a hair transplant in Turkey. Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 The commission on Tuesday hit pause on the annual review process until 2028, giving families and businesses a stretch of predictability on their bills. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025 Yet just as judges appeal to precedent to create stability and predictability in the law, policy makers must be attentive to the risks of casually discarding their nation’s commitments. Vivek Viswanathan, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025 During his opening remarks, Ruto said Kenya would not leave quickly but pleaded for support and predictability with the new armed international mission. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictability
Noun
  • Zoom founder Eric Yuan even outsourced the monotony to an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar.
    Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a certain monotony that engulfs the gym during the rigors of training camp, and that dissipates somewhat when a game day is in view.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The formula pairs pure retinol with hyaluronic acid and glycerin to keep skin hydrated, soft, and comfortable while targeting fine lines, uneven texture, and dullness.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
  • These oil-serum hybrids are designed to target visible signs of aging, such as dullness, fine lines and fatigue, while establishing a holistic cycle of external protection and internal regulation.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Everyone can participate without drowning in a sea of sameness, à la the Labubu epidemic of 2025.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Between that and the fact that Swift, in costume, is the only figure in them (though she’s often multiplied), there’s a samey-sameness to the presentation that starts to make the effect into that of a single extended video.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • My first true attempts at poetry were self-guided, painfully rhymed, drenched in abstractions and exhausted platitudes.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • His answers, typically, differ by just a few words and a few platitudes.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both determine all observable predictions and are necessary to solve the cosmological horizon and flatness problems.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Yet the general flatness was an extension of Villa’s summer.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Predictability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictability. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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