as in instability
the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position
she quickly moved the china teapot after noticing its precariousness on the shelf
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Recent Examples of precariousness
This is one reason behind the grim precariousness of life in India.
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Basharat Peer, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
The precariousness of evidence about the childhood abuse is both-sided, instead of contextualized.
—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
For job seekers, that precariousness has become full-blown.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Both women speak, expectedly, like people who know the value and precariousness of time.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2024
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Basharat Peer, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
The precariousness of evidence about the childhood abuse is both-sided, instead of contextualized.
—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
For job seekers, that precariousness has become full-blown.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Both women speak, expectedly, like people who know the value and precariousness of time.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for precariousness
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“Precariousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precariousness. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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