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Recent Examples of unpredictability
Compounding the unpredictability of this year’s draft order is the fact that the WNBA is in the middle of an unprecedented free agency period, with dozens of top stars negotiating new contracts this spring to capitalize on the record new paydays afforded in the CBA.
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Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The effects on abuse survivors differ in their intensity, unpredictability and duration.
—Lynn Dewoskin Covarrubias, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Thunderstorm chances could quickly alter totals due to the unpredictability and high variability, but Saturday night was projected to have the highest probability of potential thunderstorms.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Because for a lot of us, that unpredictability is the whole point.
—New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
Productivity had to coexist with unpredictability.
—Dr. Joseph D'orazio, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The lurch from declaring fears about Iran to be mere media exaggerations to invoking imminent threat, from demanding the Nobel Peace Prize to luxuriating in lethality, is the essence of the autocrat’s monopoly on unpredictability.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
His character brings a new level of unpredictability to the already turbulent world of Westmont Village, creating fresh tension for Coop and the other residents.
—Scott Shilstone, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Trump’s aides pointed us to the madman theory, saying that the president’s unpredictability, combined with his genocidal threat to wipe out Iran, had forced the agreement.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The effects on abuse survivors differ in their intensity, unpredictability and duration.
—Lynn Dewoskin Covarrubias, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Thunderstorm chances could quickly alter totals due to the unpredictability and high variability, but Saturday night was projected to have the highest probability of potential thunderstorms.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Because for a lot of us, that unpredictability is the whole point.
—New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
Productivity had to coexist with unpredictability.
—Dr. Joseph D'orazio, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The lurch from declaring fears about Iran to be mere media exaggerations to invoking imminent threat, from demanding the Nobel Peace Prize to luxuriating in lethality, is the essence of the autocrat’s monopoly on unpredictability.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
His character brings a new level of unpredictability to the already turbulent world of Westmont Village, creating fresh tension for Coop and the other residents.
—Scott Shilstone, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Trump’s aides pointed us to the madman theory, saying that the president’s unpredictability, combined with his genocidal threat to wipe out Iran, had forced the agreement.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictability
Noun
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Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The capriciousness of fate was not lost on Karstens and many of the survivors.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Malcolm's daughter is struggling in life and school, but her father's genetic toolkit only has belligerence, impulsiveness and thickheadedness, passed on by his on-screen parents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ortiz and Brown take on Bebo and Lola portraying the impulsiveness of youth, exacerbated, particularly in Bebo’s case, by poverty and limited options to make his way in the world.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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So, there are no barriers for us in responding to each other’s musical eccentricities.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Pickles frequently appear in comedic settings, from cartoon characters struggling with oversized jars to absurd internet memes celebrating the eccentricity of pickle enthusiasts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As for cities that move around a bit more on the ranking, factors such as inflation and exchange-rate fluctuations, geopolitical volatility, and local conflicts can affect a place’s affordability from one year to the next.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
14 Apr. 2026
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New wars are sustaining old energy regimes, driving price volatility through the same fossil-fuel supply chains the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program was designed to buffer against half a century ago.—
Diana Hernández,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This isn’t a role that requires dealing with chaos or moodiness — Russell Westbrook is no longer on the team, remember?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2026
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The movements feel rotoscoped and deliberate, and adds to the game’s moodiness.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Unpredictability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictability. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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