as in unpredictable
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
a boss of volatile moods is frustrating to work for
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Recent Examples of volatile
In Haiti, there hasn’t been a general election in nearly a decade; more than a million have been displaced by armed gang violence and the country’s volatile capital is on the verge of collapse.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
President Trump has changed his policies on tariffs several times since entering office, and does not appear to be fully settled on the future of his monetary policy, which is creating even more volatile markets.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump’s volatile trade policy creates new problems for California’s state budget.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Related Articles What’s more volatile: Stocks or California home prices?
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
President Trump has changed his policies on tariffs several times since entering office, and does not appear to be fully settled on the future of his monetary policy, which is creating even more volatile markets.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump’s volatile trade policy creates new problems for California’s state budget.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Related Articles What’s more volatile: Stocks or California home prices?
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volatile
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Fittingly, given the unpredictable nature of the campaign, who knows what the result or circumstances will be at Tottenham Hotspur on the day Hurzeler’s first season draws to a close?—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Zoom out: Trump's trade policy is unpredictable, with tariffs being set and changed constantly.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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But the reality is that everyone feels the heat when life is unstable—even therapists.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
14 Apr. 2025
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Finally, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act says that schools must enroll and educate students who are with unstable living situations, including migrants, without discrimination.—
Brian Boggs,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2025
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The evening will likely be cool with a light, variable wind and a low around 50.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2025
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Seeing how the warring variable fighters square off against one another was and is amazing.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Busch's team, Richard Childress Racing, has also struggled with inconsistent finishes, leading many to speculate that the NASCAR veteran has been considering retirement.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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His current form may be inconsistent at best, but Finau believes the best results of his career are still ahead of him.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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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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The world has been addicted to caffeine for centuries, and in the year 2025 the scientific argument over whether coffee is good or bad for you remains unsettled.—
Pete Cottell,
Wired News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Yet Kennedy insists the science remains unsettled, mimicking his longtime playbook as head of the Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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And those tariffs will fuel another wave of scams and attacks, as businesses and shoppers in America and elsewhere react to the newly uncertain climate.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Here’s how to protect yourself Investing in uncertain times: Here’s what investors should know Private equity wants a larger piece of workplace retirement plan assets Debt glorification is not the only bad advice being peddled on the internet.—
Sheila Bair, former Chair of the FDIC,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Volatile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volatile. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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