as in changed
to pass from one form, state, or level to another
temperatures will fluctuate between the low and high 50s today
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Recent Examples of fluctuated
Finch cited Oklahoma City as an example of a team that changed the roles of players throughout its rotation depending on matchups, noting the minutes for Thunder Isaiah Hartenstein fluctuated.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
The value of Canadian lumber has also fluctuated.
—Adam Taylor, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Cases have widely fluctuated in the country over the past decade, with low levels seen in 2020 and 2021 as travel declined at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
But as life has gotten busier, and food prices have fluctuated, an increasing number of cooks are embracing the true value of outsourcing the main event.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Toronto’s bullpen, like most, fluctuated all season.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
With fuel costs remaining steady and less expensive than earlier in the year, the number of states averaging less than $3 per gallon has fluctuated.
—Washinton Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
With average frame rates that fluctuated between the mid-50s to as high as mid-70s, the game took full advantage of the variable refresh rate and felt smooth as butter without much compromise.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
Turnaround times have fluctuated over the years.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
The value of Canadian lumber has also fluctuated.
—Adam Taylor, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Cases have widely fluctuated in the country over the past decade, with low levels seen in 2020 and 2021 as travel declined at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
But as life has gotten busier, and food prices have fluctuated, an increasing number of cooks are embracing the true value of outsourcing the main event.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Toronto’s bullpen, like most, fluctuated all season.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
With fuel costs remaining steady and less expensive than earlier in the year, the number of states averaging less than $3 per gallon has fluctuated.
—Washinton Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
With average frame rates that fluctuated between the mid-50s to as high as mid-70s, the game took full advantage of the variable refresh rate and felt smooth as butter without much compromise.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
Turnaround times have fluctuated over the years.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluctuated
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San Francisco ran for 174 yards against the Falcons, sparking a 20-10 win that might have changed the course of the Niners’ season.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Though all that has changed, the town has managed to preserve its Victorian architecture, and its downtown and waterfront were deemed National Historic Landmarks.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The rates varied from a low of 25% in Colorado to a high of more than 40% in West Virginia.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ramirez is believed to have killed at least 15 people; because his victims varied in age, gender and background, that made Ramirez’s crimes extremely hard to predict.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The temperature had warmed up since Phillips’ remarkable opening shot, so the young golfer shifted from a 6-iron to a 7-iron.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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After significant pushes in 2022 and 2023, including winning Money in the Bank and the United States Championship (via the first-ever cash-in for that title), his momentum shifted.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Fluctuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluctuated. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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