1
as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
a fickle friendship that was on and off over the years
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2
as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
when the family's fortune disappeared, so did their fickle friends
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Making Sense Of Brian Schottenheimer As Top Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Candidate
Dallas fans are a fickle bunch.
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Vincent Frank, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Because fertility rates, the foundation of population projections, can be fickle, and even a small shift, only a decimal point or two, could have huge ramifications.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
But what lingers just as persistently is a certain slipperiness of intent—a sense that Lynch himself, so aware of the complex, symbiotic play of light and darkness in human nature, was content to flit eternally, and with a mosquito’s fickle curiosity, between two moral poles.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the median consumer of Hollywood fare will join the fickle ranks of the undecided voter.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Vincent Frank, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Because fertility rates, the foundation of population projections, can be fickle, and even a small shift, only a decimal point or two, could have huge ramifications.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
But what lingers just as persistently is a certain slipperiness of intent—a sense that Lynch himself, so aware of the complex, symbiotic play of light and darkness in human nature, was content to flit eternally, and with a mosquito’s fickle curiosity, between two moral poles.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the median consumer of Hollywood fare will join the fickle ranks of the undecided voter.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Dado Ruvic | Reuters Inflation worries, tariffs under the Trump administration and earnings season could continue to keep the stock market volatile and rattle investor sentiment.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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With Earth's weather being altered in dangerous ways, the U.S. government turns to Cody to uncover the truth behind these volatile natural disasters.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The blame for this terrifying scenario, McCarthy declared, rested with traitorous federal employees, who had sold their country out and had to be purged from its service.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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Guinevere, usually relegated to the thankless role of traitorous wife, acts here as Arthur’s beloved confidante.—
Elizabeth Hand,
Washington Post,
16 July 2024
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Inspired by the euphoric highs and unpredictable chaos of real-life festivals, SAINt set out to craft a project that feels just as immersive as the events that shaped it.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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The 2024 draft class offered an unpredictable mix, which was clear when the Atlanta Hawks reportedly attempted to shop the No. 1 pick in the weeks leading up to draft night.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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The surge is supplementing an unreliable grid beset by aging infrastructure and a fuel shortage.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Feb. 2025
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Read: The real cost of knowledge The mess that this creates, in the form of unreliable research, can to some extent be cleaned up after publication.—
Adam Marcus,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
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School districts opted to cancel class or switch to virtual learning throughout the eastern U.S. and as far west as Oklahoma, citing dangerously low temperatures and treacherous travel conditions.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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With the help of her boyfriend (Tyler Lepley) – a former cop turned private investigator – Marley’s search for what really happened leads her down a treacherous maze of deception and betrayal.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Post misconstrues video of Trump at Gabbard's swearing-in ceremony The Threads post appeared to draw a false conclusion from Salcedo's remarks about not seeing Gabbard being sworn in during the Feb. 12 edition of his program.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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These swift reactions represent a false binary between 1980s-style mantras focused on growth regardless of the consequences and a forward-looking approach that integrates social and environmental considerations to enhance performance, particularly over the long term.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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On paper, Bridget can be compellingly hard to pin down, inconstant and ironic, messily self-aware, undeniably human.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The key finding is that as the distance grows greater, the coupling stops growing, and the inconstant constant becomes constant once more.—
Stanley J. Brodsky,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2024
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“Fickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fickle. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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