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Recent Examples of variability
Cost of living is often hard to measure given the variability in how households choose to spend their money, Reid said.
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Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Legislating staffing ratios without addressing demand variability is similar to attempting to legislate that every American drive a Lamborghini.
—Eugene Litvak, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
This trial-by-trial variability and adjustment is exactly what’s expected in early skill acquisition.
—David Van Den Heever, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Just be sure to budget for some variability in either direction before getting started to better ensure long-term affordability.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
That activity has been the principal force reshaping our climate, but other sources of natural variability, like the El Niño Southern Oscillation, can also impact patterns.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
That suggests that person-to-person variability may be important, but the effect is still large enough to overcome person-to-person differences, at least in the earlier retrospective analysis.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Silla said the system can reproduce the same level of accuracy across different garments and production environments without the variability that often occurs with manual processes.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
Options include the highest and lowest heart rates of the day so far, sleep stats like your overnight recharge status and heart rate variability (HRV), and your cardio load status (a metric that indicates the cardiovascular effect of your training over time).
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Legislating staffing ratios without addressing demand variability is similar to attempting to legislate that every American drive a Lamborghini.
—Eugene Litvak, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
This trial-by-trial variability and adjustment is exactly what’s expected in early skill acquisition.
—David Van Den Heever, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Just be sure to budget for some variability in either direction before getting started to better ensure long-term affordability.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
That activity has been the principal force reshaping our climate, but other sources of natural variability, like the El Niño Southern Oscillation, can also impact patterns.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
That suggests that person-to-person variability may be important, but the effect is still large enough to overcome person-to-person differences, at least in the earlier retrospective analysis.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Silla said the system can reproduce the same level of accuracy across different garments and production environments without the variability that often occurs with manual processes.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
Options include the highest and lowest heart rates of the day so far, sleep stats like your overnight recharge status and heart rate variability (HRV), and your cardio load status (a metric that indicates the cardiovascular effect of your training over time).
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variability
Noun
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That changeability brings a need for equally adaptable clothing.—
Nick Hendry,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
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The point is not that these are simply interpretations of the world, because an interpretation implies a degree of conscious awareness and changeability that closure often lacks in the moment.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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This format introduces variance protection.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Several neighboring residents of the prospective project attended the commission meeting to voice their trepidations over the major variances request.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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That forces you to think about risk of loss, about how much is enough, and about the volatility of the stock market.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The last few weeks have illustrated the volatility of an energy system rooted in oil.—
Killian Duborg,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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From subtle variations to vibrant color combinations, there's a chrome pink nail design for every aesthetic.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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The aircraft is a variation of the Air Force fighter jet that carries a pilot and weapons system officer.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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Those who recognize a compositional genius that grew out of constantly shifting dynamics and tempos, jazzy originality and infinite mutability.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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The film addresses themes of injustice, accountability in journalism, the mutability of truth, who gets to frame the narrative, and who gets erased.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Dec. 2025
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Later, romantic Venus squares transformative Pluto, stirring friction about recognition and resources in groups.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The challenge is not to retreat from circulation, but to insist that circulation be thought through, grounded in specific places and their conditions, and accountable, open to friction, contamination, and transformation rather than insulated coherence.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Now, that's allowed as a last resort to provide more flexibility and eliminate processing issues.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Apr. 2026
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The waiver was established by the TEA to provide additional flexibility to go out of state to find qualified leaders to right the ships of struggling districts.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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In an effort to construct a system of law that could prevent arbitrary outcomes, the court ended up making room for plenty of arbitrariness in who was allowed to live and who was sentenced to die.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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The sense of arbitrariness that had previously bewildered and frustrated me was drowned out by excitement and sheer aesthetic pleasure.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Variability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variability. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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