as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
unpredictable spring weather that makes it really hard to know what to wear
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Recent Examples of unpredictable
The big drop in tariffs shows a sign of how unpredictable the tariff landscape is under the Trump administration, Horsley says.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 May 2025
The lottery is always unpredictable, but the Pels came in with a 48.1 percent chance of at least landing a top-four pick in this year’s draft.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Killer Grannies — Premieres fall 2025 A true-crime series that chronicles the most shocking and unpredictable cases involving a killer no one would suspect: Grandma.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Some British places are utterly unpredictable to pronounce.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 May 2025
The lottery is always unpredictable, but the Pels came in with a 48.1 percent chance of at least landing a top-four pick in this year’s draft.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Killer Grannies — Premieres fall 2025 A true-crime series that chronicles the most shocking and unpredictable cases involving a killer no one would suspect: Grandma.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Some British places are utterly unpredictable to pronounce.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictable
Adjective
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Some of the problems are caused by a volatile economic landscape.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Indian authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of civilians from villages near the volatile frontier.—
Rajesh Roy,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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If parts would collapse in real life, the system identifies the first unstable brick and backtracks, removing it and all subsequent bricks before trying a different approach.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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The board’s failure to act courageously sent shockwaves through the organization, resulting in an unstable interim period that unnerved both shareholders and employees.—
Keith D. Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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“Unpredictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictable. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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