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Recent Examples of uncertain For the first time in generations, the stability of Social Security is uncertain. Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025 While this usually indicates a healthy corporate sector, some worry this narrowness may lead investors to misprice risks, particularly as some industries hit snags in an uncertain economic environment. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025 By the finale, Gaal is no longer the uncertain mathematician plucked from obscurity. Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025 Whether this unexpected lull means a season that falls (hopefully) short of those predictions remains uncertain. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncertain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncertain
Adjective
  • In such a volatile climate, remarks that appear dismissive or insensitive can end careers, as networks and broadcasters face mounting pressure to act.
    Martha McHardy Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Relief pitching might be among the more volatile areas if not the department offering the most volatility.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead of clarity and a sense of financial empowerment, individuals experience costly missteps and are left unsure of where to find reliable guidance—eroding any trust in the mainstream financial system.
    Sandy Anderson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • These cases have raised concerns about overzealous responses from companies, and left many companies unsure of how to proceed.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Charleston’s unpredictable climate means summer can stretch well into October, then randomly resurface in January.
    Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • With recent polls showing Mamdani leading his rivals by double digits, the intersection of Hochul’s pragmatism, Mamdani’s outreach, and the powerful symbolism of their evolving relationship promises a uniquely unpredictable contest for New York’s future.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Gurrola’s parents were skeptical at first, but the store’s Dubai chocolate strawberry cups have sold well.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The move, however, would need a constitutional amendment approved by 60 percent of voters—and some experts are skeptical of how the state's local governments would manage without property taxes.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.
    Jordan Kisner Jack Davison, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
Adjective
  • Robinson's parents became suspicious after seeing surveillance footage published by law enforcement.
    Joshua Rhett Miller Jesus Mesa Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Mutch gained his freedom in 2016, avoiding legal trouble until last May, when a cybertip about suspicious downloads led Solano County Sheriff’s investigators to his home, according to court records.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Interest generally petered off after Boelter’s unstable condition came to light, as his murders appeared to lack a partisan motivation.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Chen has participated in both the supplier and wholesale sides of the alcoholic beverage three-tier system during his career and has witnessed the data discrepancy pain points under unstable policy change and nuanced market data in both segments.
    Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Oliver Glasner cannot be accused of giving out inconsistent messages.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Fairlead Strategies or its affiliates may have positions in financial instruments mentioned, may have acquired such positions at prices no longer available, and may have interests different from or adverse to your interests or inconsistent with the advice herein.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Uncertain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncertain. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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