as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
a politician with very mutable positions on all the issues
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Recent Examples of mutable
The relationship between them has always been as mutable as Venom itself, and Marcel has mastered the duo’s rare ability to reflect several dynamics at once: an ego and its id, a pair of fraternal twins, an old married couple, etc.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
Tyler, the Creator proved there’s nothing wrong with treating one’s art as a living, breathing, mutable thing that never needs to be set in stone or encased forever in wax, especially as the artist grows, changes, and improves as a human.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Gemini energy is mutable and fluid, always transcending and evolving.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 6 June 2024
Since Gemini is the only sign of the zodiac with a perpetual life partner in the sky (also known as their twin), the mutable air sign is extremely relationship-oriented.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
Tyler, the Creator proved there’s nothing wrong with treating one’s art as a living, breathing, mutable thing that never needs to be set in stone or encased forever in wax, especially as the artist grows, changes, and improves as a human.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Gemini energy is mutable and fluid, always transcending and evolving.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 6 June 2024
Since Gemini is the only sign of the zodiac with a perpetual life partner in the sky (also known as their twin), the mutable air sign is extremely relationship-oriented.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutable
Adjective
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His masculinity, though less volatile, is as stunted as Stanley’s.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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Against this volatile backdrop, CNBC Pro screened for S & P 500 companies whose shares have quickly been losing steam.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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March Madness will always be unpredictable—but that doesn't mean your bracket has to be.—
Kilty Cleary,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The loyalty program is shifting to variable redemption rates.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Fixed income trades Bonds with variable payouts offer investors another way to fight inflation.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Mutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutable. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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