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as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
a fickle friendship that was on and off over the years
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as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
when the family's fortune disappeared, so did their fickle friends
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Recent Examples of fickle
The company’s online shoppers skew younger and are more fickle, resulting in lower renewal rates than in-store customers.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
In a retail world filled with fickle shoppers, Costco commands cult-like allegiance.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Cronin highlighted the fact that in his team-high 38 minutes, Dent did a lot to wear down Ducks defenders – whether or not his shots were falling, as fickle as shots can be.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025
But those have continued since, amazing in the world of apparel where shoppers are fickle, with the company set to pass $5 billion in sales for the first time this year.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
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Key's Jerry is a disruption through and through, knocking everything just a little off-kilter with each volatile appearance.—
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Paul Weller is still a godlike figure, but the Jam themselves had a really distinct chemistry and sounded very volatile onstage and are among the great punk groups.—
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Russell fabricates a lie with the rest of the villains, and the heroes believe it, despite a warning from one traitorous tribemate.—
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That video drew the ire of President Donald Trump, who deemed it traitorous.—
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Austin immigration advocates have argued that similar changes in Austin, and a lack of clarification from the police department on its policy, sends a message that contact with officers — even as a victim or witness — carries unpredictable risks for immigrant families.—
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The occurrence of abdominal pain is often unpredictable and can change over time.—
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While Fastvold spent years digging into Lee’s history, her tribute to the trailblazer’s bygone dream is not overly concerned with biographical accuracy — as the film's admittedly unreliable narrator makes clear.—
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However, these boat routes can be limited, and buying tickets on-site has historically been unreliable due to shifting timetables.—
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As challenging and treacherous as international politics could be, Janet didn’t want to return to North Iowa.—
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The Traitors season 4 Ready for more shocking betrayals, treacherous twists and cold-blooded murder — but with your favorite reality TV stars and celebrities?—
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Plants that provide winter interest, including sedums, goldenrod, blue false indigo, and ornamental grasses.—
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Today’s teenagers can produce a TikTok video in minutes, but how many of them will learn to analyze the president’s false claim that Tylenol causes autism?—
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Each one grew up in a home that required her to curry favor with volatile and inconstant parents—a menacing father figure, a recessive and enabling mother—and each found a fragile safety in her caretakers’ occasional good will.—
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The self is a shifting, inconstant phenomenon, brain and body ever transforming in time and space, with no clear delineation between what is self and what is other.—
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“Fickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fickle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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