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Recent Examples of variability
The fruit from the new tree may vary in size, flavor, and color due to genetic variability and the potential for cross-pollination.
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
The challenge at this summer’s World Cup lies in the cumulative effect of transitioning between environments across matches, and the variability this creates for preparation, recovery, and performance.
—Alan McCall, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Researchers tracked weekly survey responses alongside wearable-device metrics, including heart rate variability, sleep quality and recovery readiness.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The goal is to activate parasympathetic pathways tied to calming the stress response, improving heart rate variability and supporting relaxation.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Of the meager methods available to test Key’s claim, the most promising involves monitoring the distant star for any signs of stellar variability.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
That variability is one reason Medscape’s workup recommends pairing HOMA-IR with other markers.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Simplifying the environment or removing unnecessary variability early can save significant time and resources.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The platform tracks glucose levels in real time through a wearable sensor and analyzes the data in its app, providing personalized insights into patterns like glucose spikes, variability and insulin sensitivity.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
The challenge at this summer’s World Cup lies in the cumulative effect of transitioning between environments across matches, and the variability this creates for preparation, recovery, and performance.
—Alan McCall, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Researchers tracked weekly survey responses alongside wearable-device metrics, including heart rate variability, sleep quality and recovery readiness.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The goal is to activate parasympathetic pathways tied to calming the stress response, improving heart rate variability and supporting relaxation.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Of the meager methods available to test Key’s claim, the most promising involves monitoring the distant star for any signs of stellar variability.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
That variability is one reason Medscape’s workup recommends pairing HOMA-IR with other markers.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Simplifying the environment or removing unnecessary variability early can save significant time and resources.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The platform tracks glucose levels in real time through a wearable sensor and analyzes the data in its app, providing personalized insights into patterns like glucose spikes, variability and insulin sensitivity.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variability
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More specifically, genres, whether spoken or written, reflect the changeability of their formal characteristics in connection to changes in the situation and the actions relevant to these genres.—
Tham Thi Nguyen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Dripping glitter, shimmering adhesive crystals, dramatic slashes of eyeliner and smudges of eyeshadow—there was a playful, shifting experimentalism here, to signal the young characters’ changeability and ingenuity.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Or was the Spurs’ low assist total a consequence of make-or-miss variance on a torrent of otherwise desirable catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts?—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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As construction continues, some neighbors are now mobilizing and plan to fight the variance at Thursday night's Lower Township Planning Board meeting.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Although the remainder of the summer is expected to see volatility in volumes when compared to last year, the differences appear to normalize by the early fall.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Fast-response storage for unstable grids The shift to renewable energy and electrification is increasing pressure on power networks, especially as grid volatility rises across Europe and EU requirements around grid codes and resilience frameworks tighten.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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This copy number variation correlates directly with salivary amylase protein levels — more copies, more enzyme, more starch-digesting capacity.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Pale Gray and Ivory Select a soft white and a soft gray with just a subtle visual variation for a low-contrast, high-style space.—
Lauren Jones,
The Spruce,
6 June 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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Improving squad planning In recent years — even when the team stood at the top of European football — there was friction with coaches such as Zinedine Zidane and Ancelotti regarding squad planning, because neither held significant decision-making power and both believed more signings were needed.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Day-to-day, sweat, humidity and friction are the routine wear-and-tear concerns.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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Together, the findings in chimpanzees and bonobos suggest a rudimentary form of syntax, the rules that govern word order in human language and give it flexibility and creativity.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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But now physicists are learning that the two defining features of quantum mechanics, entanglement and magic, correspond to the two defining features of space, its shape and its flexibility.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 June 2026
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To live in greater Los Angeles is to embrace the arbitrariness of it all.—
Meghan Daum,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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In both novels, young people are trying to figure out how life works, confounded by the arbitrariness of what is presented to them as natural.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Variability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variability. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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