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Recent Examples of variability
My take on this is that a continuous glucose monitor can reveal individual variability in your post-meal glucose levels and increase your awareness of the impact of diet, activity, and sleep on your blood sugar levels.
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
The uncertainty and variability are usually the top reasons for overpacking.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Even though satellite internet has inherent latency and potential speed variability, Starlink’s low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite architecture offers lower latency than many legacy satellite providers.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Brady, however, said the database has always acknowledged changes in population and climate variability as important factors in the cost of disasters.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Biological markers included telomere length, which is a marker of cellular aging (longer telomeres indicate slower aging), and heart rate variability (HRV), a marker of stress resilience (a higher HRV is better).
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
The company says the true rate of suicides on its Florida route is higher than government agencies report because of the variability in how local law-enforcement agencies and medical examiners make their determinations.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The Reebok Smart Ring tracks heart rate, heart rate variability, blood oxygen level, steps, stress and sleep duration and stages to provide insights on overall wellness and how to enhance performance.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
That said, workstation pricing is difficult to compare meaningfully due to the wide variability in configurations and intended use cases.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
The uncertainty and variability are usually the top reasons for overpacking.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Even though satellite internet has inherent latency and potential speed variability, Starlink’s low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite architecture offers lower latency than many legacy satellite providers.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Brady, however, said the database has always acknowledged changes in population and climate variability as important factors in the cost of disasters.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Biological markers included telomere length, which is a marker of cellular aging (longer telomeres indicate slower aging), and heart rate variability (HRV), a marker of stress resilience (a higher HRV is better).
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
The company says the true rate of suicides on its Florida route is higher than government agencies report because of the variability in how local law-enforcement agencies and medical examiners make their determinations.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The Reebok Smart Ring tracks heart rate, heart rate variability, blood oxygen level, steps, stress and sleep duration and stages to provide insights on overall wellness and how to enhance performance.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
That said, workstation pricing is difficult to compare meaningfully due to the wide variability in configurations and intended use cases.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
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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No one thinks the Dolan family will sell those teams, but sentiment is building that the Braves could be sold during the next couple of years, which partly explains the variance.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Iconic Auctioneers did not offer an estimate for how much the car may sell for, though on Bring A Trailer, Series I Jaguar XKEs have been selling for around $200,000 lately, with a wide variance depending on provenance and condition.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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While volatility has picked up on Wall Street, a drawdown in the S&P 500 would present a buying opportunity for long-term investors, according to Wren at Wells Fargo Investment Institute.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Besides the fragility of household budgets, these persistent financial pressures reveal the critical role that financial knowledge plays in helping individuals adapt, plan, and protect themselves against volatility.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Days spent perusing brocantes and bakeries turned into long dinners involving a hundred variations on the potato and late-night glasses of wine on the sidewalks of Pigalle.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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So much is happening and with so much variation, too.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Tender Buttons is a celebration of mutability, a rejoinder to rules, where words are set free from the shackles of meaning and grammatical function, made unfamiliar, and charged with power to make the world afresh.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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For all of his own mutability and tenderness, Dickinson wouldn’t have worked for the role of Mike — his presence is too big.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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For the vast majority of learners, the most pressing questions are whether tuition is affordable, childcare is available, credits transfer without friction, and programs lead to real employment opportunities.—
Yolanda Watson Spiva,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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In Seasons 2 and 3, Eleven and Hopper experience some friction due to Hopper’s overprotective concern for Eleven’s safety; by Season 4, the characters operate in totally separate storylines and don’t share a scene until the last minutes of the season finale.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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The treatment does not compromise tensile strength and tends to improve the material’s flexibility, according to researchers.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Use the ZIP code tool below to compare prepaid and pay-as-you-go internet options available in your area and see which plans offer the best mix of price, speed and flexibility.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The sense of arbitrariness that had previously bewildered and frustrated me was drowned out by excitement and sheer aesthetic pleasure.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Variability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variability. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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