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as in inconsistency
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as in imbalance
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Recent Examples of unevenness
Like most brand-new comedies, however, DMV suffers from the unevenness of a series trying to find its voice.
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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
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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Over the past year, patients and caregivers have reported inconsistencies with the G7’s readings—sharp highs when blood sugar is actually stable, or plummeting lows that don’t match fingerstick tests.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Challenge Our team started this research in summer 2023, when one of us, a space weather expert, spotted inconsistencies in space weather observations.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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As Gugu sat by, Qing Yuan was told that an imbalance in his yin and yang had created too much yin qi in him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Only 13% of the town's revenue comes from commercial properties, an imbalance local leaders and residents want to change.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lately, Parker has also embraced the wabi-sabi ideal—that there is glory in irregularity, in something being vaguely misshapen.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Election observers noted numerous irregularities in the polls, which were widely dismissed by the international community as neither free nor fair.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Host Hack also underscored the disparity in strategy, noting that while Europe focused on various areas that could enhance the player experience and the game, such as VR technology and pairings, Team USA seemed to be lagging.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The only other instance of a similar disparity between the top two athletes in a major sport over the past 30 years was when Usain Bolt was at his peak, making $30 million a year, 10x anyone else in track and field.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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Erik Ortiz Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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Massey, 36, had called police for help, and her fatal shooting ignited national outrage over the treatment of Black people, systemic inequality and the lack of access to mental health care for those most in need of it.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Once a significant oil exporter, the country has faced economic collapse due to mismanagement, falling oil prices, and political instability under President Nicolás Maduro.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The State Department raised this popular African country’s advisory level amid protests, looting, and political instability.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Various studies have proved that popular commercial VPNs have alarming shortcomings.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The state of play in restaurant stocks, in particular, exemplifies the shortcomings of a purely top-down view.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unevenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unevenness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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