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as in inconsistency
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as in imbalance
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Recent Examples of unevenness
With this unevenness and weakness in some sectors, the next big question is what could tip the balance toward a slowdown or another year of growth.
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Brian Blank, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
The ocean is uneven to begin with, and its unevenness is also changing.
—Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
And that unevenness is the most dangerous right now, in the lead-up to Signing Day.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 25 Nov. 2025
Huge unevenness of three sorts is at play here—the many transitions.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Like most brand-new comedies, however, DMV suffers from the unevenness of a series trying to find its voice.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
The flaws shown against Newcastle United seven days earlier — an unevenness in width, pace and insertion — were even more striking in west London.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
With Fields’ unevenness throughout training camp, the Jets may have to lean on their rushing attack to win games.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Don’t worry about perfection here—the slight bumps and unevenness add to the charm.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
Brian Blank, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
The ocean is uneven to begin with, and its unevenness is also changing.
—Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
And that unevenness is the most dangerous right now, in the lead-up to Signing Day.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 25 Nov. 2025
Huge unevenness of three sorts is at play here—the many transitions.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Like most brand-new comedies, however, DMV suffers from the unevenness of a series trying to find its voice.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
The flaws shown against Newcastle United seven days earlier — an unevenness in width, pace and insertion — were even more striking in west London.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
With Fields’ unevenness throughout training camp, the Jets may have to lean on their rushing attack to win games.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Don’t worry about perfection here—the slight bumps and unevenness add to the charm.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unevenness
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For heat tools, look for inconsistency with heating, odors, and discoloration and/or damage on the heating plates or barrel.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Azuaje makes the claims based on the forensic reports written by the regime’s own National Investigative Police, which point to inconsistencies in Maduro’s version of the events.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Texas’ governance reforms, including the derivative threshold, were crafted precisely to address that imbalance.—
Shane Goodwin,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Both incidents underscore the power imbalance between law enforcement and civilians during moments of rapid escalation.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Others—financial irregularities, illegalities, corruption—loom in the future.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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These stones offer softness, warmth and a candlelit sparkle that comes from irregularity and hand-cut proportions.—
Malaika Crawford,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2025
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But that disparity can lead to major birth defects.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Saikat Choudhury’s detailed graphite drawings honor connections between youth and elders, bridge cultural traditions, and acknowledge the disparity in belonging as well.—
Diana Argabrite,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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And the main driver of the inconsistences seems to be due to contractual obligations and profits.—
Jake Frederico,
The Arizona Republic,
21 Apr. 2023
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Very inconsistent with practices, which led to inconsistence with games.—
Percy Allen,
The Seattle Times,
31 July 2018
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This is just one of numerous examples of inequalities that are entrenched in and deepened by medical and educational systems.—
Jennifer Singh,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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The daughter of a South African mother who grew up in a white town in the Northeast, Clemmons uses her frequent travels to Johannesburg to contextualize the promises of freedom, the realities of entrenched inequalities, and consequences of violence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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After World War I, the US Navy operated the Yangtze Patrol, a flotilla of gunboats that protected American interests – including missionaries and oil companies – inside China during a lengthy period of warlordism and instability.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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The solution targets coastal erosion, flooding, and structural instability while addressing plastic waste at scale.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Not only because of what happened the last time Green Bay played in Chicago, as another trip there looms this week, but also because of what has happened in recent Packers playoff appearances and the chronic shortcomings plaguing special teams in Green Bay.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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When evaluating the defensive shortcomings from this past season, Schottenheimer has pointed at the lack of takeaways multiple times.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unevenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unevenness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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