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Recent Examples of predictable
Securing predictable revenue before year-end not only boosts our cash flow but also energizes our community.
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
But with the envelope rule in play and the pressure mounting, Sunday’s singles are anything but predictable.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
In some ways, what the Athletics did on the field during their first season in West Sacramento was predictable.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Critics often dismiss Disney fans as people who refuse to grow up, but Wolfe describes Walt Disney World as a safe, predictable escape.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
But with the envelope rule in play and the pressure mounting, Sunday’s singles are anything but predictable.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
In some ways, what the Athletics did on the field during their first season in West Sacramento was predictable.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Critics often dismiss Disney fans as people who refuse to grow up, but Wolfe describes Walt Disney World as a safe, predictable escape.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictable
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s legal bill for her high-stakes congressional hearing on sanctuary cities last March has increased by $100,000, to bring the city’s total expected spending on the matter to a whopping $750,000.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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The song could be included in an expected Aaliyah album.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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Spooky season is officially in full swing and Nashville's nightlife scene is getting a haunted makeover with Halloween pop-up bars transforming familiar haunts into eerie, immersive experiences.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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For those who aren’t familiar, RedZone is the NFL broadcast that whisks viewers around the league to the best moments of every game on Sundays.—
Charlotte Wilder,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The agents were reportedly performing a routine patrol in Broadview, a suburb of Chicago, when the alleged assault occurred.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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This wasn’t just a routine meeting of the president and congressional leadership.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Rays fans hope habitual cost-cutting will end with new ownership and an influx of capital.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Offer Concrete Alternatives For Connection When an old ritual disappears, what partners often miss is not just the activity itself but the habitual cues of connection embedded within it.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Stein’s early fiction was plainly written and unremarkable.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Johansson’s direction is serviceable if unremarkable, and one has to wonder why this particular script spoke to her as a directorial debut.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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The monologue that led to Kimmel’s involuntary hiatus was thoroughly unexceptional for the show.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Citizen: This is a character who is normal in every possible way, living an unexceptional life, who makes a morally dubious choice that leads them down The Path Of No Return.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mackie, who grew up enamored of screen starlets, infused his costumes with a sense of classic-Hollywood camp.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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V-neck tees worn underneath polo shirts and classic white tank tops with backless cuts.—
Ludwig Hurtado,
Them.,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Predictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictable. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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