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
The nearest air quality monitor to the fires indicates that the worst pollution was detected on June 17 and has fluctuated in the following days depending on wind direction, weather and emergency workers’ efforts to contain the blazes.
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Allison Beck
june 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
In all of Major League Baseball, home run totals have fluctuated but gradually increased over the years, with this year’s pace running slightly ahead of last year’s.
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Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana receives federal grant funding, but the numbers have fluctuated in the past year and a half.
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Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
The area quality in Modesto and Madera has fluctuated between good and moderate through Friday morning and early afternoon.
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Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
SpaceX shares fluctuated a few cents after the closing bell.
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Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
That number has fluctuated from a high of 115,000 in May to a low of about 16,000 on the day before this column was published, ebbing and flowing as tickets were purchased, new batches were released and FIFA (maybe) pulled back others.
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Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
There have been a lot of cases on that issue over the years and opinion has fluctuated.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
6 June 2026
The number of immigrants detained there has fluctuated, from a low of about 100 to a peak of almost 1,500, making per-capita spending hard to establish definitively.
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Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Allison Beck
june 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
In all of Major League Baseball, home run totals have fluctuated but gradually increased over the years, with this year’s pace running slightly ahead of last year’s.
—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana receives federal grant funding, but the numbers have fluctuated in the past year and a half.
—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
The area quality in Modesto and Madera has fluctuated between good and moderate through Friday morning and early afternoon.
—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
SpaceX shares fluctuated a few cents after the closing bell.
—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
That number has fluctuated from a high of 115,000 in May to a low of about 16,000 on the day before this column was published, ebbing and flowing as tickets were purchased, new batches were released and FIFA (maybe) pulled back others.
—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
There have been a lot of cases on that issue over the years and opinion has fluctuated.
—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
6 June 2026
The number of immigrants detained there has fluctuated, from a low of about 100 to a peak of almost 1,500, making per-capita spending hard to establish definitively.
—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluctuated
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From the ground and the air, however, little appeared to have changed Monday morning.
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His generation of American soccer players changed the sport in this country, and its perception abroad.
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Before then, such cases were prosecuted under a patchwork of local ordinances that varied across the country.
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Participants whose bedtimes varied by more than half an hour from night to night were 32% more likely to have high blood pressure.
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While media outlets heavily covered the initial accusations, the public narrative shifted dramatically when explosive evidence came to light.
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But increasingly, even as the district has shifted its funding model to prioritize higher-need campuses, some school leaders on the South and West Side say outside revenue has also helped shore up their budgets.
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“Fluctuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluctuated. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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