as in unsteadiness
the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position
the instability of the bridge became tragically apparent when it suddenly collapsed
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Recent Examples of instability
South Sudan is facing significant political instability, and the administration's action raises serious concerns about its adherence to judicial mandates and the potential endangerment of deportees.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
This is all intentional: Trump and Congress are pushing our communities into poverty and instability in order to unleash the police state on them.
—Rod Adams, Essence, 25 May 2025
In later stages there may be instability of the joints of the foot and deformities.
—Isabel Casimiro, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
Google started looking into nuclear energy after realizing renewables were potentially causing instability on the grid, said Caroline Golin, Google’s global head of energy market development.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
This is all intentional: Trump and Congress are pushing our communities into poverty and instability in order to unleash the police state on them.
—Rod Adams, Essence, 25 May 2025
In later stages there may be instability of the joints of the foot and deformities.
—Isabel Casimiro, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
Google started looking into nuclear energy after realizing renewables were potentially causing instability on the grid, said Caroline Golin, Google’s global head of energy market development.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instability
Noun
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But instead of recognizing the precariousness of his position, Netanyahu abandoned his characteristic caution, put his faith in Trump without a fallback, and is now left with nowhere else to turn.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Recurrent themes running through the selection are motherhood, love and precariousness, and often precariousness linked to motherhood, such as in Adam’s Interest and the other Belgian film Kika.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
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As hungry Gazans grow more desperate by the day and aid distribution continues to fall far short of needs, insecurity and chaos around distribution sites and food storage areas are growing.—
Lara Jakes,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Hidden insecurities rarely manifest themselves to a wide audience.—
Bill English,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Instability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instability. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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