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
Like the greeter introducing two mall Santas, Rock had no trouble trolling the audience with unpredictable turns.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
These roads may be closed or dangerous in unpredictable wildfire situations, and with 60% of students living on campus, could quickly become gridlocked, preventing students from getting to safety, according to the university.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
The coach is known for dropping his own unpredictable messages, which include comparing the first day of training camp to the day he was born or quoting Scottish sailor Andrew Barton after the Chargers loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last week.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Another plus: The votes were completely unpredictable from week to week, leading to some truly crazy Tribals.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
These roads may be closed or dangerous in unpredictable wildfire situations, and with 60% of students living on campus, could quickly become gridlocked, preventing students from getting to safety, according to the university.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
The coach is known for dropping his own unpredictable messages, which include comparing the first day of training camp to the day he was born or quoting Scottish sailor Andrew Barton after the Chargers loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last week.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Another plus: The votes were completely unpredictable from week to week, leading to some truly crazy Tribals.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictable
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Egg prices, which have been volatile for more than two years, in part because of outbreaks of bird flu, soared 8.2% just last month.COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Still, food price growth is notoriously volatile and many factors that determine costs are often outside the government's control.Rob Wile, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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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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According to Gregory, fluctuating temperatures in the area has caused all ice surfaces to be unstable.Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement By any measure, the immediate future of Syria will be an unstable and potentially violent melange of competing groups, intense jockeying for power and settling of scores.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Unpredictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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