1
as in adjustable
capable of being readily changed
a variable expense that we could reduce if we needed to
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2
as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
highly variable income from his job as a real estate agent
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as in variable star
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Recent Examples of variable
John Archer, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
An input lag of 4.6 milliseconds in the TV's dedicated Game mode is speedy enough for twitch reflexes, and the panel refreshes at 120Hz and supports variable refresh rates.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
With so many options and variables, Feldman said the choice comes down to individual needs and preferences.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 May 2025
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Adjective
Samsung has announced that its 2025 OLED TV range will finally introduce official support for NVIDIA’s G-Sync variable refresh rate gaming technology.
—John Archer, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
An input lag of 4.6 milliseconds in the TV's dedicated Game mode is speedy enough for twitch reflexes, and the panel refreshes at 120Hz and supports variable refresh rates.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
Noun
The anticipatory behavior wasn't triggered by changes in light or temperature—variables that remained largely unchanged until the eclipse.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
With so many options and variables, Feldman said the choice comes down to individual needs and preferences.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variable
Adjective
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Other big miners, including archrivals BHP, Anglo American and Glencore, have steered clear of lithium, am important metal in batteries, but one which is also abundantly available puts suffers from extremely volatile pricing.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Unlike traditional crypto payment providers that handle numerous volatile currencies, Coinsub Technology strategically specializes in stablecoins.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Among the supernovas in the data will be other transient events such as variable stars and kilonovas, the violent collision between extreme dense stellar remnants called neutron stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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In particular, Leavitt would scrutinize images of the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, and had identified 1,800 variable stars within them.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One smart way to sell qualifications is to communicate the willingness to be adaptable to innovations and tactical strategies.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Additionally, adaptable technology providers should offer scalability and customization, which allows brands to grow while leveraging increasingly sophisticated automation and analytics tools.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s aggressive and unpredictable policies — including massive import taxes — have clouded the outlook for the economy as well as the job market and raised fears that the American economy is headed toward recession.—
Matt Ott,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Smaller airlines are reportedly being hurt worst by unpredictable travel times.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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Indeed, most white dwarfs are seen to have extremely pure atmospheres of just those two lighter elements.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sporadic radio pulses from a white dwarf binary at the orbital period Max Planck Institute.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Despite its grandeur, over the centuries the palace proved to be a flexible structure, capable of accommodating additions, splits, partitions, changes of ownership and use.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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After all, supportive sneakers for walking through a city, flexible pants for long-haul flights, and versatile pieces that can be worn multiple times throughout a trip are essentials on any packing list.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The gravitational pull of the star's remains would have been strong enough to crush together protons and electrons to form neutrons, meaning a neutron star is mostly made of neutrons.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
22 May 2025
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Overlaying Chandra's X-ray data (shown in bright blue) with the radio data reveals the likely cause of the fracture to be an impact from a pulsar, a rapidly spinning neutron star that sends out pulses of radiation at regular intervals.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
7 May 2025
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After three years, it’s studied nearly 15 million galaxies and quasars (super-bright cores at the centers of galaxies) to create the largest-ever 3D map of the Universe.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The scientists found Big Wheel near a quasar, which is a powerful and active supermassive black hole, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).—
Larissa G. Capella,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Variable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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