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Recent Examples of uncertain Exactly how and when Jett died remains uncertain, and no arrests have been made in connection with her death. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025 The outlook for right-hander Edward Cabrera, on the 15-day IL with a right elbow sprain, remains uncertain. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 An uneasy, uncertain hurricane forecast kicks off September. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 Astrology in uncertain times Why does astrology resonate now? Christopher P. Scheitle, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncertain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncertain
Adjective
  • CaSSIS, meanwhile, could provide insights into 3I/ATLAS' volatile activity and its composition.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The film also chronicles the ups and downs of Kerr's volatile relationship with Dawn.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The footage revealed a canine still deeply affected by past experiences, unsure of his safety even outdoors, and in the company of his new owner.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Her team feels valued but adrift, unsure what matters most.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Fall is a beautiful time to go hiking, but with the colorful foliage comes dropping temperatures, rainy days, and unpredictable weather.
    Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Several party officials argued Kaegi’s valuations were unpredictable and faulted his management of certain tax breaks.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Gustafson is skeptical, but certain.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The elaborateness of these explanations, in Frank’s view, is a reason to be skeptical of them.
    Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 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
  • These advanced capabilities can detect an individual crossing a virtual boundary, expose suspicious loitering or unusual motion patterns across vast areas and even recognize unknown faces in high-security zones.
    Michael Evanoff, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The 63-year-old Plainfield man died from drowning but the manner of his suspicious death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’ office.
    Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The situation at home was unstable.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Companies that lean too far in one direction risk either frustrating users with delays or damaging trust with unstable or inaccurate outputs.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For an island whose economy has long wrestled with the effects and aftershocks of natural disasters, fiscal crises, and inconsistent tourism, this is a very significant boost.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • All of these changes lead to reduced and inconsistent blood flow within your blood vessels and may increase the likelihood of blood clots.
    Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Uncertain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncertain. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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