as in instability
the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position
blamed the poor quality of the video on the tripod's unsteadiness
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Recent Examples of unsteadiness
The recent private jobs reports released from ADP also showed unsteadiness.
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsteadiness
instability
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Vertical farming Conventional agriculture faces increasing pressure from climate instability, water scarcity, and transportation emissions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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But its primary concern with instability in Iran is likely the risk of unrest in its neighbor’s Kurdish regions, which Ankara fears could spill across the border and reignite separatist sentiment.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Unsteadiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsteadiness. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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