as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
a politician with very mutable positions on all the issues
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Recent Examples of mutable
The relationship between them has always been as mutable as Venom itself, and Marcel has mastered the duo’s rare ability to reflect several dynamics at once: an ego and its id, a pair of fraternal twins, an old married couple, etc.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
Tyler, the Creator proved there’s nothing wrong with treating one’s art as a living, breathing, mutable thing that never needs to be set in stone or encased forever in wax, especially as the artist grows, changes, and improves as a human.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Gemini energy is mutable and fluid, always transcending and evolving.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 6 June 2024
Since Gemini is the only sign of the zodiac with a perpetual life partner in the sky (also known as their twin), the mutable air sign is extremely relationship-oriented.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
Tyler, the Creator proved there’s nothing wrong with treating one’s art as a living, breathing, mutable thing that never needs to be set in stone or encased forever in wax, especially as the artist grows, changes, and improves as a human.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Gemini energy is mutable and fluid, always transcending and evolving.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 6 June 2024
Since Gemini is the only sign of the zodiac with a perpetual life partner in the sky (also known as their twin), the mutable air sign is extremely relationship-oriented.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutable
Adjective
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Hence, despite its extremely high valuation, the stock appears attractive but volatile, which supports our conclusion that AVGO is a tricky stock to buy.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Wall Street ultimately found the business too volatile and debt-heavy to get fully behind the stock.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Fires are unpredictable, dangerous, and fast-moving, and every second counts.—
Andrew Ansbro,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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And then there’s the appeals process itself, which remains one of the most unpredictable spectacles in the sport.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.—
Jordan Kisner Jack Davison,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2022
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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While food and beverage at all-inclusive resorts can be of variable quality, the food was good, and the liquor seemed top-shelf.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The variable estrogen levels can cause worsening migraine, along with irregular periods, hot flashes, breast tenderness, and mood and sleep disturbances.7 Interestingly, migraine attacks tend to diminish in menopause, the time of life when a female stops menstruating for 12 months in a row.—
Brigid Dwyer,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Mutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutable. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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