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
Meanwhile, Japan’s growth has declined when measured in U.S. dollars, due in part to exchange-rate fluctuations and a drop in population.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The new simulation shows there might be some fluctuations in that speed, depending on how fast glaciers melt, sea levels rise, and perhaps other factors.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
People assigned female at birth may have greater magnesium needs while training due to fluctuations in progesterone and estrogen during the follicular phase of their menstrual cycle (the first 14 days, starting from the first day of their period).
—Erika Prouty, Health, 21 Apr. 2025
Much of the world’s attention is on the chaotic, short-term consequences of these policies: wild stock market fluctuations, concerns about the U.S. bond market, fears of a recession, and speculation about how different countries will negotiate or react.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The new simulation shows there might be some fluctuations in that speed, depending on how fast glaciers melt, sea levels rise, and perhaps other factors.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
People assigned female at birth may have greater magnesium needs while training due to fluctuations in progesterone and estrogen during the follicular phase of their menstrual cycle (the first 14 days, starting from the first day of their period).
—Erika Prouty, Health, 21 Apr. 2025
Much of the world’s attention is on the chaotic, short-term consequences of these policies: wild stock market fluctuations, concerns about the U.S. bond market, fears of a recession, and speculation about how different countries will negotiate or react.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluctuation
Noun
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And its tracing of spatial distributions emerges from spying enormous bubblelike arrangements of galaxies thought to have formed from more primordial templates, called baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs).—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
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Users can choose to heat or cool an entire room with 70-degree oscillation or concentrate the gadget’s power to one area.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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As part of the daytime changes, Ana Cabrera‘s 10 a.m.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Illinois places implementing local grocery taxes List subject to change.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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“Fluctuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluctuation. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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