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Recent Examples of predictable
But recovery timelines rarely move in predictable stages.
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Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Try to establish a predictable routine that your child can rely on.
—Parents, 24 May 2026
Seed potatoes ensure predictable harvests, unlike potatoes from true potato seeds.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 May 2026
But even now, their quest for the perfect needle drop eludes predictable pathways.
—Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Try to establish a predictable routine that your child can rely on.
—Parents, 24 May 2026
Seed potatoes ensure predictable harvests, unlike potatoes from true potato seeds.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 May 2026
But even now, their quest for the perfect needle drop eludes predictable pathways.
—Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictable
Adjective
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Married and never-married women, on the other hand, have a more similar expected lifespan.—
Katharina Buchholz,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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His expected metrics, though very good, aren’t as strong as his surface-level numbers.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Shange describes the Bacchanal as familiar and minimal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Sources familiar with the situation, granted anonymity like all those consulted for this article to protect relationships, acknowledged there was consternation at the top at his behaviour and wondered whether Glasner’s position was becoming untenable.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Instead of their routine after-hours professional development coursework, Halverson and the staff would sometimes play music over the loudspeakers and walk through the school’s hallways.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Yet those cables currently carry less than 1 percent of global international bandwidth, according to TeleGeography, a telecom research firm, and the network as a whole is engineered to route around routine failures.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The cost of habitual debate is often visible in the silence around it.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, 55-year-old Ziad Khalel, of Clinton Township, was arraigned on Tuesday on one count of false pretenses - $1,000 ore more but less than $20,000 and as a habitual offender - second offense.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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My brief time typing on the Aspire 18 AI left me with the impression of an unremarkable but perfectly competent typing feel.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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His party became isolated in congress, and his first parliamentary term was unremarkable.—
Roberto Andrés,
The Dial,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Also, why would weather conditions be mentioned as a factor, when the weather on the days of the count was unexceptional — cold at times, warm at others — and the count is always held in late January?—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
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Peralta’s season got off to a solid yet unexceptional start.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Aniston gave the classic style a relaxed update while appearing in an Instagram clip with Courteney Cox, opting for loose cut-off jean shorts with subtle distressing that felt casual and easy to move around in.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Most people understand that reading is good and that reading classic books is even better.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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“Predictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictable. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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