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Recent Examples of predictable
There will be predictable calls for tanking now, for Miami to intentionally lose (wink, wink) with a very high draft pick the prize.
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Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Buffalo’s flaws have been familiar and predictable.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The arrangement allows the county to benefit from predictable, lower-cost renewable energy while advancing its sustainability goals.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
By posing bold, imaginative, and sometimes unconventional questions, people can push AI beyond predictable patterns and uncover insights that would otherwise remain hidden.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Buffalo’s flaws have been familiar and predictable.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The arrangement allows the county to benefit from predictable, lower-cost renewable energy while advancing its sustainability goals.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
By posing bold, imaginative, and sometimes unconventional questions, people can push AI beyond predictable patterns and uncover insights that would otherwise remain hidden.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for predictable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictable
Adjective
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Darius Slay was an expected cap casualty.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Local planning agencies across the state are wrestling with how to zone data center projects under existing codes, and utilities are rushing to meet expected demand.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But after the offense scored just one goal against Uxbridge, Quinn and the coaching staff made the move to push Schneider – one of the Porkers’ best finishers – back up to her familiar center-forward position against Canton, along with a couple of other changes.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Which means the vagaries of late October are pretty familiar for this franchise and the bulk of these players.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Marines and event organizers rebutted, stating that the exercises were routine and that safety precautions were taken, noting that rehearsals, medical, fire, and emergency assets were in place.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Health systems can add a brief screening and counselling step to routine primary care visits and build simple referral pathways that do not collapse under real world pressure.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Santos was exposed after his victory as a habitual liar.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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The city of Milwaukee has a new policy for handling habitual parking violators, or drivers that have five or more upaid parking tickets.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Richter was the cook to Slater’s rat for their unremarkable Viennese waltz to a tune from Ratatouille.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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Stein’s early fiction was plainly written and unremarkable.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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And don’t forget to book a table at the bijou Il Piccolo restaurant, comprising just nine tables to offer—in the spirit of Violino d’Oro more broadly—subtle, meticulously executed riffs on classic Venetian fare and the flavors of the lagoon.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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From classic stud earrings to trendy chunky rings, here are the best jewelry gifts to shop this season.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Predictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictable. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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