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Recent Examples of volatility
While any transition at the Fed can introduce a higher degree of market volatility, this scenario would almost certainly amplify volatility as markets look for clarity on next steps.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
When an affordable rate is found, borrowers may also want to consider locking it in to protect against any market volatility still ahead.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The global surge in AI investment continues to benefit technology activity while the sheer volatility on world markets is a boon to trading firms.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Oil and gas volatility could be a tailwind for the first-ever summit of its kind, which starts Friday in the city of Santa Marta.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
When an affordable rate is found, borrowers may also want to consider locking it in to protect against any market volatility still ahead.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The global surge in AI investment continues to benefit technology activity while the sheer volatility on world markets is a boon to trading firms.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Oil and gas volatility could be a tailwind for the first-ever summit of its kind, which starts Friday in the city of Santa Marta.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volatility
Noun
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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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Extreme violence is now a large part of this repertoire of arbitrariness.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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Newsom explains his fickleness differently.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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The fickleness of decisions relieved some and cursed others.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Outkast made their eccentricities feel normal, setting the bar for rap-song experimentation in the stratosphere.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Screenwriter Craig Mazin finds a way, however, by smartly retooling Swann’s story for a younger audience, stripping out the text’s more violent eccentricities, while preserving the universally winning curiosity of the premise.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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However, the primary contractor for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost, Northrop Grumman, soon acknowledged there was a manufacturing irregularity.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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As an example of this irregularity, between 2000 and 2099, there will be 25 leap days, including the starting year, but in the following three centuries, there will only be 24 leap days.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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That mix of prestige, punishment, and unpredictability is exactly the point of Bleak Week.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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Enthusiasts say birding's appeal lies in its simplicity and unpredictability.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Others mistakenly describe these acts as flakiness, disobedience, laziness, or personal failure in the absence of context.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Gentle exfoliants are essential for all skin types, especially those that are prone to flakiness.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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But that variability can also obscure when something has shifted beyond what’s typical.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 May 2026
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Since geological variability, technical challenges, and environmental considerations are always factors at play, companies continue to emphasize the importance of ongoing evaluation and adaptability.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Volatility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volatility. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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