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Recent Examples of predictable
Yet all have been probabilistic — and thus predictable.
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Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
Aside from that, the playmaking has been largely predictable, devoid of the type of creative wrinkles needed to flummox opposing defenses.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Using floppy modes—motions requiring almost no resistance—can guide predictable deformations, allowing materials to perform computations efficiently.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Paying cash can sometimes save money on smaller, predictable expenses — like an X-ray, or a routine lab test — but health insurance is meant to protect against unexpected, high-cost emergencies.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
Aside from that, the playmaking has been largely predictable, devoid of the type of creative wrinkles needed to flummox opposing defenses.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Using floppy modes—motions requiring almost no resistance—can guide predictable deformations, allowing materials to perform computations efficiently.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Paying cash can sometimes save money on smaller, predictable expenses — like an X-ray, or a routine lab test — but health insurance is meant to protect against unexpected, high-cost emergencies.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictable
Adjective
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His expected preliminary hearing, in which the defense would challenge the evidence used to arrest him and cross-examine the state's witnesses, has been postponed until January at the earliest.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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An expected dip in mortgage rates isn't likely enough to help house hunters much, analysts said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Here, Hunter returns to a familiar figure in Stock’s Ethan, a writer who made it out of small-town Idaho for college and then a life in Seattle, but whose career is flagging and bank account is running dry.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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But those who’ve watched the Blackhawks on a nightly basis know Spencer Knight has been masking some familiar defensive deficiencies.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Levi also shared his simple skincare routine — and how the women in his household have a hand in it.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Once impressive shows — such as an afternoon set at the 2024 Jackalope Jamboree in Pendleton, Oregon, to an overflow crowd — became routine.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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Lucido's office said Martin also has a habitual offender, fourth-offense notice, subjecting him to life in prison if he is convicted of any of the primary felony charges, according to a release.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Santos was exposed after his victory as a habitual liar.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His existence as an unremarkable man is overturned, and as things spiral violently out of control, he is forced to flee and change his life completely in a movie that rides the new wave of French horror.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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The game was so unremarkable and out of hand for most of the second half that by far the loudest cheer came when Orlando’s Paolo Banchero missed two consecutive free throws midway through the fourth quarter.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rake and trail figures are an unexceptional 24.5 degrees and 100 mm, with a wheelbase of 56.5 inches (1,435 mm).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 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
Adjective
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The aesthetic is defined by deep red and forest green tartans, warm lighting, elevated accents, and sophisticated dinnerware that evokes classic holiday charm with a polished Americana flair.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Contemporary managers, executives and umpires will be considered in December 2026, while classic era candidates will be viewed in December 2027.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Predictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictable. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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