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Unpredictable or erratic actions, occurrences, courses, or instances.

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Usage examples (32)
  • Hideous lies about the opponent and vagaries from the candidates is about all we tend to get.
  • They treated him with respect, for, outside of what Josiah called his vagaries, Knowles was shrewd and honest.
  • It consoled me, rather than the opposite, to learn how many unusual incidents had been classified as vagaries of the weather.
  • I also understand why people like you tend to focus on to stereotypical 'vagaries' of Bollywood films.
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