as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
unpredictable spring weather that makes it really hard to know what to wear
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Recent Examples of unpredictable
This week, Glasnow became the latest example of that unpredictable dynamic.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The number of miller moths can vary dramatically each year and is largely unpredictable, Hershcovich said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
Alluding to a potential recession caused by Trump’s economic policies, Lamont said now may be the time for an experienced leader who has navigated the COVID pandemic and also knows how to handle the unconventional and unpredictable president.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
Like your books as dark and unpredictable as a summer thunderstorm?
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 June 2025
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The number of miller moths can vary dramatically each year and is largely unpredictable, Hershcovich said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
Alluding to a potential recession caused by Trump’s economic policies, Lamont said now may be the time for an experienced leader who has navigated the COVID pandemic and also knows how to handle the unconventional and unpredictable president.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
Like your books as dark and unpredictable as a summer thunderstorm?
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictable
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Rising prices, fomenting trade wars, and uncertainty about when tariffs will go into effect has led to a volatile economic climate.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
4 June 2025
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Shortly after, Mars will square Uranus on June 15, creating a volatile energy between your desire for personal freedom and autonomy, versus unpredictable events that shake up your day-to-day routines and sense of stability.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 June 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
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Sitting places the glutes in a lengthened, inactive state that pushes the pelvis forward and puts the lower back at a painfully compressed, mechanical disadvantage, which in turn creates a posture that feels tight, stiff and unstable.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Business models are under pressure, distribution is unstable, and competition for attention is fiercer than ever.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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“Unpredictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictable. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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