predictability

noun

Definition of predictabilitynext
as in monotony

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  1. monotony
  2. sameness
  3. platitude
Noun
  • The monotony of the old Cup schedule is now marked with exciting additions nearly every year.
    Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
  • Farmworkers often carried transistor radios with them to ease the monotony of their work.
    Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of monotony
Noun
  • There is a dreary sameness to so much of modern culture, rough edges smoothed into comfortable averages by the power of market research and algorithms.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The rooms are lit, often top-down, with a monotonous sameness that reminds of a musty nursing home where lamps operate on automatic timers.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of sameness
Noun
  • Her tenure in the U.S. Senate was marked by support for standard-issue progressive platitudes.
    Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
  • That platitude won’t make any motivational posters, but the point is fair.
    Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
Definition of platitude
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