as in oscillation
the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another
political instability that resulted in wild fluctuations in the overseas stock markets
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Recent Examples of fluctuation
Gas prices go hand in hand with fluctuations in oil prices, which have reached the highest levels since 2022.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Small fluctuations in patient volume can overwhelm emergency departments.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Why Hormone Support Supplements Are Having a Moment Hormonal fluctuations aren’t limited to menopause, even though that’s usually where the conversation starts.
—Rita Templeton, Flow Space, 30 Mar. 2026
To make precise measurements without hitting this limit, physicists need to find another way to reduce the quantum fluctuations.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Small fluctuations in patient volume can overwhelm emergency departments.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Why Hormone Support Supplements Are Having a Moment Hormonal fluctuations aren’t limited to menopause, even though that’s usually where the conversation starts.
—Rita Templeton, Flow Space, 30 Mar. 2026
To make precise measurements without hitting this limit, physicists need to find another way to reduce the quantum fluctuations.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluctuation
Noun
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European markets’ Tuesday oscillations followed a four-day Easter break, after finishing Thursday’s session in mixed territory.—
Hugh Leask,Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Since high-frequency acoustic oscillations can also be used to manipulate quantum states, phonon lasers could be deployed to study them in greater detail and open avenues for future quantum sensing and quantum computing.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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The life of the rural region is framed in airy and luminous wide-screen images that recur with a lyrical vision of vast arcs of time amid dramatic social change.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Prepare for another massive change with temps jumping again in the Philadelphia region.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Fluctuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluctuation. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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