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as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
our windjammer sailed wherever the inconstant winds took us
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as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
an inconstant but always entertaining friend
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Recent Examples of inconstant
Song as a different kind of time, as heroin became her own inconstant clock.
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Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
That’s the one constant in this inconstant series.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2022
Oedipus and the Riddle Quadruped in the dawn, erect at noon, and wandering on three legs across the blind spaces of afternoon; so the eternal Sphinx saw her inconstant brother, Man.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2011
The moon is earth’s closest, albeit inconstant, companion.
—Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2019
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Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
That’s the one constant in this inconstant series.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2022
Oedipus and the Riddle Quadruped in the dawn, erect at noon, and wandering on three legs across the blind spaces of afternoon; so the eternal Sphinx saw her inconstant brother, Man.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2011
The moon is earth’s closest, albeit inconstant, companion.
—Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconstant
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In Haiti, there hasn’t been a general election in nearly a decade; more than a million have been displaced by armed gang violence and the country’s volatile capital is on the verge of collapse.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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Super Micro shares have been on a volatile run this year.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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But what will their first move as a traitorous duo be?—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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The blame for this terrifying scenario, McCarthy declared, rested with traitorous federal employees, who had sold their country out and had to be purged from its service.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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March Madness will always be unpredictable—but that doesn't mean your bracket has to be.—
Kilty Cleary,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes, as today’s business leaders are well aware, the future is unpredictable, and its demands are unprecedented.—
Anar Mammadov,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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This wasn’t merely a technical glitch but a life-altering ordeal for someone who faced serious criminal charges based on algorithms that proved unreliable.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Flashbacks featuring both what actually happened in the White House that evening and versions presented by unreliable witnesses accompany the investigation.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.—
Jordan Kisner Jack Davison,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2022
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2023
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Fowler played more of a false nine and dropped deeper to stitch the play together, combining well with Jill Roord.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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As part of the scheme, prosecutors said Bock and Said submitted false documentation to the Minnesota Department of Education, including fraudulent meal counts and fake attendance rosters.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Sudan has faced years of chaos and war Sudan, a nation in northeastern Africa, has been unstable since a popular uprising forced the removal of longtime autocratic President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir in 2019.—
Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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The global geopolitical landscape has become increasingly unstable, marked by the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, rising trade tensions, and deteriorating relationships with traditional allies such as Canada, Mexico, and European nations.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Combined with a light glaze of ice that could fall before temperatures drop, travel in the area could be treacherous that day, the weather service said.—
Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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The legendary Stadium, Mountain, and Dunes courses now have bigger and faster greens as well as more treacherous hazards.—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Inconstant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconstant. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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