predictability

noun

Definition of predictabilitynext
as in monotony

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  1. monotony
  2. sameness
  3. platitude
Noun
  • Supporting United is supposed to be an entertaining escape from the monotony of day-to-day life, rather than something that adds to it.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The monotony of the treatment on Freeman’s ankle — hours of it, every day — does not guarantee that healing is happening.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of monotony
Noun
  • While some American chain stores rely on sameness to satisfy customers, Trader Joe’s has leaned in the other direction.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • There is a dreary sameness to so much of modern culture, rough edges smoothed into comfortable averages by the power of market research and algorithms.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of sameness
Noun
  • Third, your motivation is assumed as seeking ego-boosting platitudes and simply is intended to stoke your self-image.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Her tenure in the U.S. Senate was marked by support for standard-issue progressive platitudes.
    Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of platitude
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