peaks and valleys
plural noun
: high and low periods
There are peaks and valleys in electricity usage throughout the year.
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The peaks and valleys of Panahi’s awards season have been intense.
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Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
In 2019, the Lodge at Blue Sky (from $1,349 per night) opened on a 3,500-acre nature preserve just above Park City, with undulating, organic architecture that echoes the peaks and valleys.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
The new wave defined by cos(2x) + cos(3x) + cos(8x) has peaks and valleys that reveal interesting properties of the original set of numbers.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
For many years after Rhodes introduced the marathon to the city in 2005 (originally as the Thunder Road Marathon, till the name change in 2016), participation had a few peaks and valleys but was largely flat.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2026
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Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
In 2019, the Lodge at Blue Sky (from $1,349 per night) opened on a 3,500-acre nature preserve just above Park City, with undulating, organic architecture that echoes the peaks and valleys.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
The new wave defined by cos(2x) + cos(3x) + cos(8x) has peaks and valleys that reveal interesting properties of the original set of numbers.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
For many years after Rhodes introduced the marathon to the city in 2005 (originally as the Thunder Road Marathon, till the name change in 2016), participation had a few peaks and valleys but was largely flat.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2026
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