inconsistency

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Recent Examples of inconsistency The Jane Doe behind the rape lawsuit went on to voluntarily dismiss her complaint with prejudice — meaning it can’t be filed again — on Feb. 14 after admitting there were inconsistencies in her story. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025 The Patriots originally intended to keep Jacobs as a backup, though injuries and inconsistency forced him into action for the rest of the year. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2025 Be careful, though, not to let a rant become your reality: Your letter is brimming with unhelpful generalizations — that men are pigs, for instance — and logical inconsistencies. Philip Galanes, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 The Pios are ranked sixth in the nation, a reflection of their talent and inconsistency. Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inconsistency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsistency
Noun
  • The pressure to manage heavy caseloads, navigate complex legal systems and meet client demands often leaves little room for error (or rest).
    Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Unfortunately, errors happen not just to us, but to others.
    Peter White, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This loss of institutional support could leave borrowers with nowhere to turn when servicers make mistakes or when questions arise about complex repayment programs.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Astonishingly, Donald Trump is on the verge of making the same mistake.
    Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The discrepancy between aspiration and execution highlights the structural challenges many companies face when trying to integrate curiosity into their business strategy.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Then, conformal prediction analyzes the discrepancies between the predictions and correct answers in the calibration set.
    Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In our industry, these aren't abstract metrics—they're the difference between winning and becoming irrelevant in a market where milliseconds and basis points determine success.
    Jitender Jain, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • And compared with something more pedestrian, like the Apple iMac, which uses a standard M4 processor, the difference in multicore processing performance is vast.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The stark disparities in MLB payrolls continues to prompt discussion about whether the sport needs a salary cap.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The economic and class disparity Collins first sang about is embedded in the whole concept of how Paradise, the place and the show, works.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Inconsistency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsistency. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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