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
But Bird belongs to Bailey, and to first-timer Adams, who does a winning job of being unpredictable herself, even if the film would be better off delving deeper into one of the relationships in her life rather than dipping into all of them in turn.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
The post-election dynamic is reminiscent of a famous gathering of tech titans at Trump Tower in December 2016, a month after Trump’s first upset win in a presidential race, when some of the same executives braced themselves for unpredictable policy shifts.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Combined with worries over increasing predator numbers and unpredictable winters, these circumstances had led managers to cut moose tags by more than 50 percent, the study’s authors explain.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
The others may swing toward one candidate, but out of the seven, just Georgia and Michigan remain highly unpredictable.
—The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
The post-election dynamic is reminiscent of a famous gathering of tech titans at Trump Tower in December 2016, a month after Trump’s first upset win in a presidential race, when some of the same executives braced themselves for unpredictable policy shifts.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Combined with worries over increasing predator numbers and unpredictable winters, these circumstances had led managers to cut moose tags by more than 50 percent, the study’s authors explain.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
The others may swing toward one candidate, but out of the seven, just Georgia and Michigan remain highly unpredictable.
—The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictable
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But for that, there’s a lot of information: particulates, temp, CO2, humidity, volatile compounds, outdoor air quality index, hoo-boy.Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Set along a volatile stretch of the Colombia-Venezuela border in 2010, the engrossing eye opener revolves around gas smugglers and always feels real and raw.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
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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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However, there were periods of declining performance, as their ROI, ROE, and liquidity proved to be unstable and unpredictable during specific timeframes..Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Radioisotopes—unstable forms of chemical elements that release radiation—are a vital resource in medical imaging.Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Unpredictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictable. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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