as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
uncertainty about her job prospects has her worried
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Recent Examples of uncertainty
As the genre has continued to grow, this year’s Mexican music absence comes as the industry grapples with the challenge of booking acts months in advance amid ongoing uncertainty around artist visas, especially with artists who sing narcocorridos, or ballads that celebrate or discuss drug dealers.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
With uncertainty about third-party tracking and walled gardens controlling data access, traditional attribution is losing accuracy and reliability.
—Bernard May, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The delay has created uncertainty around who can get vaccines and left some providers in limbo.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Stress, Anxiety, and Emotional Overload Living with metastatic breast cancer often means living with uncertainty.
—Julie Scott, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
With uncertainty about third-party tracking and walled gardens controlling data access, traditional attribution is losing accuracy and reliability.
—Bernard May, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The delay has created uncertainty around who can get vaccines and left some providers in limbo.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Stress, Anxiety, and Emotional Overload Living with metastatic breast cancer often means living with uncertainty.
—Julie Scott, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncertainty
Noun
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The name leaves little doubt as to what viewers will encounter.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In case there was any doubt, Jim Cramer’s recent conversation with CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz ought to be persuasive.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the province of Alberta, Calgary’s council voted in 2011 to stop fluoridation in part because of community skepticism and because expensive repairs to the equipment were needed, according to Councillor Gian-Carlo Carrà.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Others echoed Kennedy's skepticism of federal health agencies.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Specifically, the ability of the attackers to remain undetected between February—when the contractor's laptop was infected—and May—when Ascension first detected the breach—invites suspicions that the company didn’t follow basic security practices in its network.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Most Portland indie bike shops seem to still regard e-bikes with some suspicion; traditional pedal-only bikes still sell quite well here.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Uncertainty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncertainty. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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