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
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.
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
Denver’s odds have fluctuated this season, rising from +4000 after Monday night’s dominant win over Cincinnati.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Turnaround times have fluctuated over the years.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Though rates have fluctuated, China's now stand at 30%.
—George Petras, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Zelensky’s popularity has fluctuated from the highs of over 90 percent at the start of the war to still well above 60 percent.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The amount of money raised fluctuated throughout the show, and by the end sat at $26,000 in the hole.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
However, the total number of states at this price point for gas has fluctuated over the summer.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Significant declines often present rebound opportunities – see how the stock has fluctuated and bounced back in the past through the EMR Dip Buyer Analysis perspective.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
Denver’s odds have fluctuated this season, rising from +4000 after Monday night’s dominant win over Cincinnati.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Turnaround times have fluctuated over the years.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Though rates have fluctuated, China's now stand at 30%.
—George Petras, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Zelensky’s popularity has fluctuated from the highs of over 90 percent at the start of the war to still well above 60 percent.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The amount of money raised fluctuated throughout the show, and by the end sat at $26,000 in the hole.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
However, the total number of states at this price point for gas has fluctuated over the summer.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Significant declines often present rebound opportunities – see how the stock has fluctuated and bounced back in the past through the EMR Dip Buyer Analysis perspective.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluctuated
Verb
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That changed for just over two quarters.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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But that changed, and the case took a turn after two denizens of Nashville's street scene were identified as suspects.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This Argentina varied the positions of their attackers more.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Experimental data often varied wildly between labs and rarely aligned with its predictions.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2021, the mood at Intel momentarily shifted for the better, several employees told Fortune.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Though these core concerns have remained a constant in the group’s practice, its conceptual orientation has shifted over the past several years, from a focus on spatial interventions toward more explicitly participatory practices that question authorship and artwork.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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