predictable

[ pri-dik-tuh-buhl ]

/ prɪˈdɪk tə bəl /

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adjective

able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.

expected, especially on the basis of previous or known behavior: His complaints are so predictable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM predictable

pre·dict·a·bly, adverbnon·pre·dict·a·ble, adjective

How to use predictable in a sentence

“This geyser’s usually really predictable, but she’s being a brat right now,” said an older woman to my left.
Yellowstone National Park Is a Geyser Wonderland|Emily Pennington|November 18, 2020|Outside Online
In the long run, while polls can be biased, the bias isn’t predictable from cycle to cycle.
The Polls Weren’t Great. But That’s Pretty Normal.|Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com)|November 11, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
It’s a predictable outcome of the way Americans voted this year.
Red And Blue Shifts Happen. That’s Not Evidence Of Fraud.|Laura Bronner (laura.bronner@abc.com)|November 5, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
While tech-assisted insulation from the people around us can be lonely, it’s also convenient, safe and predictable.
Thumbs up for three new books that capture hitchhiking’s adventurous spirit|Jen Rose Smith|October 30, 2020|Washington Post

Being able to throw off those runs has to happen so we’re not predictable while we have the core of the offense still revolving around Brennan, to make sure that moves on.
Virginia’s three-quarterback experiment will continue against No. 15 North Carolina|Gene Wang|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
After a stern media backlash, Dunham decided to pay her opening acts and, predictably, all was forgiven.
Will White Feminists Finally Dump Lena Dunham?|Samantha Allen|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Either way, the Internet (obviously, predictably) went nuts: Your move, Hollywood.
Meet Your New ‘Hot Mugshot Guy’: Sean Kory, Fox News’ Public Enemy No. 1|Marlow Stern|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So the power of the authenticating agent in the art world is predictably vast.
Are Over Half the Works on the Art Market Really Fakes?|Tom Sykes|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And things predictably totally leave the tracks as you head towards the end.
Sex, Blood, and Screaming: Blackout’s Dark Frights|Tim Teeman|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Biden, predictably, said “the answer is ‘no’ for two reasons.”
VP Biden Apologizes for Telling Truth About Turkey, Saudi and ISIS|Christopher Dickey|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We are moving steadily toward a regulatory system that provides needed protections fairly, predictably, and at minimum cost.
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Simply because aggregates have always behaved predictably, I could not assume they always would.
Joy Ride|Mark Meadows

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