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Recent Examples of unpredictably
However, if temperatures fluctuate unpredictably, going below or above the average, all the low-var animals will be unfit and unable to pass on their genes.
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Shraddha Lall, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Or behaving unpredictably and expecting acceptance.
—Lauren Rothery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The mobiles are Rower’s untamable creatures, swinging close to heads, shaking and shimmering unpredictably.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The pilots demonstrate CyRo’s capability in scenarios, highlighting its advantages, such as assembly on moving platforms where parts arrive unpredictably, handling transparent and reflective components, and adapting to new geometries without reprogramming.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Its unusual construction, featuring fewer panels than any ball before or since, meant a lack of ‘drag’, so the ball didn’t decelerate properly, and moved unpredictably late.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
As companies scaled, their cloud bills ballooned—often unpredictably.
—Mark Mahle, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Their medusa, or visible jellyfish stage, appears sporadically and unpredictably — a particular location might have them one year and not the next, even if conditions are similar.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
With our encryption system, a hacker wouldn’t be able to access or understand the video data because it's scrambled using a quantum key that changes unpredictably.
—Yashas Hariprasad, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Shraddha Lall, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Or behaving unpredictably and expecting acceptance.
—Lauren Rothery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The mobiles are Rower’s untamable creatures, swinging close to heads, shaking and shimmering unpredictably.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The pilots demonstrate CyRo’s capability in scenarios, highlighting its advantages, such as assembly on moving platforms where parts arrive unpredictably, handling transparent and reflective components, and adapting to new geometries without reprogramming.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Its unusual construction, featuring fewer panels than any ball before or since, meant a lack of ‘drag’, so the ball didn’t decelerate properly, and moved unpredictably late.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
As companies scaled, their cloud bills ballooned—often unpredictably.
—Mark Mahle, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Their medusa, or visible jellyfish stage, appears sporadically and unpredictably — a particular location might have them one year and not the next, even if conditions are similar.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
With our encryption system, a hacker wouldn’t be able to access or understand the video data because it's scrambled using a quantum key that changes unpredictably.
—Yashas Hariprasad, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictably
Adverb
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All of that is a harder sell if fans are accustomed to watching only intermittently.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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More recently, Lockhart appeared intermittently as matriarch Maria Ramirez on General Hospital and guest-starred as Ryan Stiles’ mother on The Drew Carey Show, as the Tanner girls’ kindergarten teacher on Full House and as the grandmother of Tori Spelling on Beverly Hills, 90210.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The orchestra seemed only fitfully engaged with Dudamel’s direction—a warning sign amid hoopla.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Shamet was fitfully productive when played in meaningful spot minutes during the postseason for New York last year.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Yet, despite his deeply entrenched presence in the pageant and rush scenes, for the most part, Alverson fell into this line of pageant coaching unintentionally.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Based on their findings, the writers of this study caution that while the presence of some chemicals such as UV-stabilizers to prevent fading and flame retardants may be known, others can be introduced to textiles unintentionally through fiber processing or contamination.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The way children unconsciously cover walls in their passions.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sales teams unconsciously memorize product specs between REM cycles.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Many dams on Great Lakes tributaries have been that alternative, inadvertently shutting lampreys out of prime spawning grounds.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Black business owners whose products were featured in Target stores voiced concern that the boycotts might inadvertently harm their own sales, prompting activists to urge consumers to buy directly from those brands online instead.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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While wild game roadkill are usually allowed to be picked up and taken home to eat in many parts of the country, some animals accidentally killed by a motor vehicle first require state notification, a license and other steps.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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His pro partner, Daniella Karagach, accidentally broke Efron's nose during training.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But their next drive started fortuitously, when Nix seemingly overthrew a receiver only for the ball to fall into the hands of an awaiting Marvin Mims for a 29-yard gain.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
20 Oct. 2025
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This fall, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), MASS MoCA in Massachusetts and the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago intertwine fortuitously on the subjects of land and migration.—
Miguel Figueroa,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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If the answer to this question is no, a business runs the risk of unwittingly exposing its data, despite its security measures.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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If so, Scoresby unwittingly described the effects of a shift in the quantity of solar radiation that reached Earth’s surface.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Unpredictably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictably. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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