shifting
- active adj.
- changeable adj.
- errant adj.
- erratic adj.
- fitful adj.
- fluid adj.
- incongruent adj.
- incongruous adj.
- inconstant adj.
- intermittent adj.
- irregular adj.
- itinerant adj.
- migrant/migratory adj.
- migrational adj.
- momentary adj.
- moving adj.
- on-again, off-again adj.
- pro tem adj.
- ranging adj.
- short-range adj.
- short-term adj.
- standardizing adj.
- temporary adj.
- transmigratory adj.
- unsettled adj.
- unsteady adj.
- vacillating adj.
- vacillating adj.
- vagabond adj.
- variable adj.
- varying adj.
- movement n.
- reformation n.
- shift n.
Example Sentences
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That could make it possible to move prevention and screening earlier and tailor interventions to an individual's biology, shifting cancer care toward stopping disease before it begins.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
That inattention to shifting global forces was what really changed the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"I headed out this way hoping things might be better out in the rural areas," he said, his young granddaughter shifting impatiently in the back seat.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The chancellor may have thought about shifting the venue of his first major speech this morning.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The half-moon shone through the window behind the couch, on which Uncle Jet was squirming and shifting in sleep.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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