as in stubborn
given to resisting control or discipline by others
the uncontrollable child kept throwing tantrums in public and creating scenes
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Recent Examples of uncontrollable
These arachnids suck juices from the tomato plants and seemingly all of a sudden build large uncontrollable populations.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Despite months of meticulous planning, there will always be uncontrollable variables that require monitoring..
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 July 2025
The warnings are traditionally issued when conditions are conducive to uncontrollable fire activity, meaning any new burnings pose a substantial public safety hazard.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Weed users may also develop cardiac arrhythmias or uncontrollable vomiting, and often have more heavy metals in their bodies.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Despite months of meticulous planning, there will always be uncontrollable variables that require monitoring..
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 July 2025
The warnings are traditionally issued when conditions are conducive to uncontrollable fire activity, meaning any new burnings pose a substantial public safety hazard.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Weed users may also develop cardiac arrhythmias or uncontrollable vomiting, and often have more heavy metals in their bodies.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollable
Adjective
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Beneath its surface were deep, dark scars—grooves cut through the rock by old lava flows, now overgrown with stubborn green.—
Tess Moormans,
Travel + Leisure,
27 July 2025
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The fizzing reaction can help remove stubborn residues.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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Florent, the restaurant, stayed open until 2008, when the rent became unmanageable; the building sold a few years later for $8.6 million.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
11 July 2025
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The most common reasons revolve around work-life balance, a lack of support and an unmanageable workload.—
Drew Gerber,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the ocean itself plays its ungovernable part.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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Gleichschaltung brings the unconscious—the self’s most ungovernable part—into line, and in doing so empties the individual of creativity, vitality, and, most importantly, resistance.—
Zoe Roth
April 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Successful solutions to other once intractable conflicts, such as the decades of sectarian and civil strife in Northern Ireland, show that enduring peace is possible only when all stakeholders are invited in.—
ZAHA HASSAN,
Foreign Affairs,
29 July 2025
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Mathematicians soon used it to make progress on all sorts of previously intractable problems.—
Joseph Howlett,
Wired News,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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Whether Hong Kong’s notoriously unruly taxi sector will buy in remains to be seen.—
Clay Chandler,
Fortune,
19 July 2025
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While the following signs may seem somewhat random, they’re all caused by excess inflammation tied to an unruly immune system.—
Alice Oglethorpe,
SELF,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Likewise, Elon Musk, one of the world's most effective transmitters of AGI hype, announced safety assurances that cleverly imply a willful or dangerous AI.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Now the 20-year-old mother has been charged with one felony count of involuntary manslaughter and two felony counts of willful cruelty to a child, according to court records.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The chancellor is caught between febrile bond markets worried about government debt levels across advanced economies and rebellious Labour lawmakers who recently forced the government to pull back on reforms to welfare spending.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
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Once Audrey Hepburn was seen in a pair of the prototypical capri pants, everyone wanted to own them, and de Lennart’s hero product was later donned by the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor: appreciated for its originally rebellious intentions and modern-woman appeal.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Thanks to the efforts of Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll course-correcting the wayward ship of Aston Martin Lagonda—nobody remembers the Lagonda part, not even AML—the brand's portfolio contains four core vehicles, with several derivatives like the Vantage S on their way.—
Alex Kalogiannis,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
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For decades, Latino activists have strained to inspire gang members to join el movimiento — not as stormtroopers but as wayward youngsters and veteranos who can leave la vida loca behind if only they become enlightened.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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