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Recent Examples of unpredictability
The challenge is to make Villa a productive and polished side again, while leaving a layer of unpredictability.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The real skill is knowing when to intervene, when to let the system adapt and how to use this unpredictability to create better outcomes.
—Richie Etwaru, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Moreover, with your celestial ruler, Uranus, also retrograde in your fifth house of love, spontaneity and unpredictability reign — this could manifest in a sudden crush, a flirtatious encounter or insane sparks with someone who is the complete opposite of your type.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Hawkings, for his part, performs admirably, with a stage-like gusto and unpredictability that the movie seldom matches.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
In addition to their sheer radiance, auroras are especially captivating because of their unpredictability.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The unpredictability and trauma of school shootings poses a huge challenge for parents and teachers, says Lisa Morgan, president of the Georgia Association of Educators.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
And for many, that unpredictability also ripples into their families.
—Silvija Martincevic, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The real skill is knowing when to intervene, when to let the system adapt and how to use this unpredictability to create better outcomes.
—Richie Etwaru, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Moreover, with your celestial ruler, Uranus, also retrograde in your fifth house of love, spontaneity and unpredictability reign — this could manifest in a sudden crush, a flirtatious encounter or insane sparks with someone who is the complete opposite of your type.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Hawkings, for his part, performs admirably, with a stage-like gusto and unpredictability that the movie seldom matches.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
In addition to their sheer radiance, auroras are especially captivating because of their unpredictability.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The unpredictability and trauma of school shootings poses a huge challenge for parents and teachers, says Lisa Morgan, president of the Georgia Association of Educators.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
And for many, that unpredictability also ripples into their families.
—Silvija Martincevic, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictability
Noun
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Fergus McCaffrey Jacobs’ collaboration with the capriciousness of nature is also rooted in the geometry of aeronautical navigation.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In This is Spinal Tap fashion, DiBergi captures the band’s eccentricities and penchant for attracting bad luck at every turn.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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To test a new idea, Lovell’s team built a model where eccentricity varies with distance from Fomalhaut.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Stablecoin staking has also gained traction, with many users drawn to potential annual yields in the 10% to 20% range as a way to avoid the constant price volatility of the market.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Amid recent bond market volatility, many investors within the ETF market gravitated towards the shortest-term treasuries of all.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Unpredictability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictability. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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