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Recent Examples of unpredictably
With government policies, consumer demand, and EV adoption all moving unpredictably — and technology evolving at breakneck speed — Barra says that flexibility gave GM room to adjust without abandoning its long-term direction.
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Christopher Dilella, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The vehicles inject extra danger and unpredictably into these encounters.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
According to Concord police, Joyce Richardson called 911 on New Year’s Eve and reported her son had knocked her and her husband over and was behaving unpredictably.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
This phase is when estrogen and progesterone start to fluctuate unpredictably.
—Anna Barton Bradley, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
Hypersonic missile-killer race Until now, Europe has pursued two parallel projects aimed at countering hypersonic threats, weapons that travel faster than five times the speed of sound and can maneuver unpredictably, complicating interception.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Utterly, unpredictably shocking.
—Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
His floor-mapping intuition in the halfcourt offense might be his greatest strength, but Jokic loves playing unpredictably in the open floor as well.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
Their power is drawn in part from acting unpredictably toward a future that has become inherently unknowable and is shaped through force.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Christopher Dilella, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The vehicles inject extra danger and unpredictably into these encounters.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
According to Concord police, Joyce Richardson called 911 on New Year’s Eve and reported her son had knocked her and her husband over and was behaving unpredictably.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
This phase is when estrogen and progesterone start to fluctuate unpredictably.
—Anna Barton Bradley, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
Hypersonic missile-killer race Until now, Europe has pursued two parallel projects aimed at countering hypersonic threats, weapons that travel faster than five times the speed of sound and can maneuver unpredictably, complicating interception.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Utterly, unpredictably shocking.
—Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
His floor-mapping intuition in the halfcourt offense might be his greatest strength, but Jokic loves playing unpredictably in the open floor as well.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
Their power is drawn in part from acting unpredictably toward a future that has become inherently unknowable and is shaped through force.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictably
Adverb
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The instructional promise of each episode was a bit, a starting point for discursive, funny, intermittently personal mini-essays that always started in Wilson’s beloved New York, but could and did make their way anywhere.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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As an adult, however, Feldman entered a decades-long stint in the tabloid wilderness, working as an actor only intermittently after struggles with addiction and the trauma of alleged abuse as a child in the film industry.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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While many talk shows began as fitfully amusing discussions around relevant issues, some soon devolved into sordid and exploitative freak shows that encouraged verbal and physical altercations.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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The city has been fitfully pursuing plans to renovate the stadium, widely regarded as an architectural and engineering marvel, since the administration of Mayor Tomás Regalado, who left office in 2017.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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By trying to keep their friends informed, the user unintentionally spreads the false rumor farther.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Improper payments most often look like unintentionally underpaying or overpaying a provider because information doesn’t get updated in real time, said Bob Schneider, from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, who previously studied Michigan’s child care subsidy.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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That was a privilege to have that much time to process something, almost unconsciously but also consciously.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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What art aims for consciously or unconsciously—that boundary between mystery and what can be known, between the hidden and what can be seen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Lawmakers complained when the Justice Department made only a limited release last month, but officials said more time was needed to review an additional trove of documents that was discovered and to scour the records to ensure no sensitive information about victims was inadvertently released.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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But Morales and her husband had inadvertently left their license plates on the truck, and arrangements were made for Revuckas to return the plates on Monday, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said at a news conference Thursday.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In an embarrassing moment for Amazon, numerous outlets are reporting that bosses accidentally alerted the AWS team a day early about the layoffs, having sent a commiseration email and meeting invitation by mistake.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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Authorities said a gate had been accidentally left open at the plant.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The margins between top teams have shrunk, intangibles such as fit, culture and identity are more impactful than ever and the number of teams that can aspire to win a national championship seems to have expanded, fortuitously, along with the CFP.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The following week – fortuitously a bye week for the Knights – Curtis had his first chemo treatment at the Mayo Clinic.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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One of those belongs to Arkansas-native Austin Reaves, who was unwittingly pitted against James this week during unfortunate speculation from James' agent and close friend Rich Paul.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Jan. 2026
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One of those belongs to Austin Reaves, who was unwittingly pitted against James this week during unfortunate speculation from James’ agent and close friend Rich Paul.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Unpredictably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictably. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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