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Recent Examples of predictable
Long gone are the days when gin just meant a bracingly dry, predictable, juniper-forward clear spirit that was only used in Martinis and Gin and Tonics.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
The Knicks were a predictable offensive team with glaring shortcomings on the defensive end.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
To make market size less determinative and chaos more predictable.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 June 2025
And that leads to more consistent, predictable results.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 21 June 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
The Knicks were a predictable offensive team with glaring shortcomings on the defensive end.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
To make market size less determinative and chaos more predictable.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 June 2025
And that leads to more consistent, predictable results.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictable
Adjective
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This incremental model allows firms to evolve while maintaining familiar strategies.—
Seth Price,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Pritzker and Emanuel are nationally familiar names.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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It’s almost always detected via a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, a screening blood test that most men undergo every couple of years or so starting around age 50 for those with average risk.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Through the platform and its app, homeowners can receive personalized guidance on home improvement projects—ranging from small fixes and routine maintenance to major improvements—and access the right professionals from Thumbtack’s community of 300,000 local service businesses.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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This new link between caffeine and AMPK could mean that habitual coffee drinkers have better stress resistance and cell turnover.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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This step is about making the unconscious conscious to uncover habitual patterns and limiting beliefs.—
Neerja Bhatia,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The Warriors have pushed him to be a beast on the glass, but historically, players rarely change their stripes in this realm, and his rebound rate has stayed right around 10.0 percent his whole career — fine for a combo forward but unremarkable.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Reading was an unremarkable activity, essentially unchanged since the advent of the modern publishing industry, in the nineteenth century.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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The titular protagonist is an unexceptional accountant.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2025
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Image In Mill Valley, a rather unexceptional house can cost $2 million, and life is good for those who can afford it.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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According to Dermatologists By Brianna Peters For classic luxury, five star Palacio Vallier overlooking Plaza Manises is by far the frontrunner.—
Elizabeth Bennett,
Vogue,
20 June 2025
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With an adjustable arm and lamp head, this LED task light has been modernized with a USB charging port but still maintains the same low-key charm of a classic adjustable light.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 2025
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“Predictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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