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
As Pokémon evolve between various forms, so Mary proves mutable.
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Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Iago the adversary to Othello, and wears a more mutable palette for the play what were your choices behind that?
—Aleah Wright, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
The name also seems like an acknowledgment that Minecraft is too mutable an experience to really have a definitive cinematic version.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
Many Geminis can attest to these concerns because the mutable sign takes on the energy of everyone around them.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Iago the adversary to Othello, and wears a more mutable palette for the play what were your choices behind that?
—Aleah Wright, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
The name also seems like an acknowledgment that Minecraft is too mutable an experience to really have a definitive cinematic version.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
Many Geminis can attest to these concerns because the mutable sign takes on the energy of everyone around them.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutable
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Shortly after, Mars will square Uranus on June 15, creating a volatile energy between your desire for personal freedom and autonomy, versus unpredictable events that shake up your day-to-day routines and sense of stability.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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The Behavioral Finance Connection When the market’s volatile, fear drives behavior.—
Meredith Moore,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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As federal environmental policy undergoes rapid and often unpredictable shifts through reversals, reinterpretations and sometimes outright dismantling, businesses are left navigating a compliance landscape that feels more like quicksand than solid ground.—
John F. McQuillan,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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John Daly and Tiger Woods share a legendary and unpredictable bond.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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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
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In summary, northwestern Sardinia is a variable but fertile landscape raked by rainstorms and windstorms.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Based on the base and variable dividends paid over the past 12 months, FANG stock offers a dividend yield of nearly 3.9%.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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“Mutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutable. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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