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Recent Examples of variability
This gel slows digestion, keeps you fuller for longer, and prevents significant glucose and insulin variability that often triggers a return to hunger.
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026
What investors should consider now Investors should take a strategic approach to silver investing at any point, but particularly following this recent price variability.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Cost of living is often hard to measure given the variability in how households choose to spend their money, Reid said.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Legislating staffing ratios without addressing demand variability is similar to attempting to legislate that every American drive a Lamborghini.
—Eugene Litvak, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
This trial-by-trial variability and adjustment is exactly what’s expected in early skill acquisition.
—David Van Den Heever, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
That activity has been the principal force reshaping our climate, but other sources of natural variability, like the El Niño Southern Oscillation, can also impact patterns.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
That suggests that person-to-person variability may be important, but the effect is still large enough to overcome person-to-person differences, at least in the earlier retrospective analysis.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Silla said the system can reproduce the same level of accuracy across different garments and production environments without the variability that often occurs with manual processes.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026
What investors should consider now Investors should take a strategic approach to silver investing at any point, but particularly following this recent price variability.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Cost of living is often hard to measure given the variability in how households choose to spend their money, Reid said.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Legislating staffing ratios without addressing demand variability is similar to attempting to legislate that every American drive a Lamborghini.
—Eugene Litvak, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
This trial-by-trial variability and adjustment is exactly what’s expected in early skill acquisition.
—David Van Den Heever, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
That activity has been the principal force reshaping our climate, but other sources of natural variability, like the El Niño Southern Oscillation, can also impact patterns.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
That suggests that person-to-person variability may be important, but the effect is still large enough to overcome person-to-person differences, at least in the earlier retrospective analysis.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Silla said the system can reproduce the same level of accuracy across different garments and production environments without the variability that often occurs with manual processes.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variability
Noun
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That changeability brings a need for equally adaptable clothing.—
Nick Hendry,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
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The point is not that these are simply interpretations of the world, because an interpretation implies a degree of conscious awareness and changeability that closure often lacks in the moment.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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In February, the board voted down a parking variance for the project as it was proposed to be under-parked by eight spaces.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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What causes variance in state gas prices?—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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That kind of volatility tends to make lenders cautious, and cautious lenders rarely pass savings along to borrowers — at least not right away.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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While global mills like Artistic Milliners are investing in diversification and nearshoring to manage mounting volatility, others are navigating the shifting landscape in a fundamentally different way.—
Andre Claudio,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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From subtle variations to vibrant color combinations, there's a chrome pink nail design for every aesthetic.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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The aircraft is a variation of the Air Force fighter jet that carries a pilot and weapons system officer.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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Those who recognize a compositional genius that grew out of constantly shifting dynamics and tempos, jazzy originality and infinite mutability.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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The film addresses themes of injustice, accountability in journalism, the mutability of truth, who gets to frame the narrative, and who gets erased.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Dec. 2025
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Later, romantic Venus squares transformative Pluto, stirring friction about recognition and resources in groups.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The challenge is not to retreat from circulation, but to insist that circulation be thought through, grounded in specific places and their conditions, and accountable, open to friction, contamination, and transformation rather than insulated coherence.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Collectively, the two measures will add some flexibility to the district’s budget without raising rates for taxpayers.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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New York is clearly not built for them, but the city’s expansive flexibility has always been a selling point.—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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The execution of Jesus reveals the utter arbitrariness of political power.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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In an effort to construct a system of law that could prevent arbitrary outcomes, the court ended up making room for plenty of arbitrariness in who was allowed to live and who was sentenced to die.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Variability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variability. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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