fluctuated

past tense of fluctuate
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 Jacas drilled with the second-team defense opposite Swinson, whose place on the depth chart has fluctuated this summer depending on the day. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Overall enrollment at Illinois Tech has fluctuated in recent years, with 8,838 students enrolled in fall 2024 and 7,502 in fall 2025, according to its website. Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Lithium prices have fluctuated dramatically over the past decade as EV demand surged. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026 For months, polling has fluctuated between either showing Paxton and Talarico deadlocked or one of the men pulling slightly ahead. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026 The date has fluctuated multiple times throughout his incarceration. Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 July 2026 The rate fluctuated in real time based on supply and demand, and the term was always open. Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The 29-year-old Swede has mostly fluctuated in the 50-to-low-60s point range over the past four years. Harman Dayal, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Someone might answer questions in the scanner on a Tuesday and show nothing on the Wednesday, not because consciousness had come and gone but because the underlying state fluctuated and our detection was imperfect. Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluctuated
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  • But save your loyalty for the companies that can show you what actually changed.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • So even if payroll reports turn anemic, don’t expect the Federal Reserve to come to the rescue because the jobless rate will still be little changed.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • The specific challenges varied by location, but all over the globe, women were fed up.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • What information the Chick-fil-A data breach exposed The information available to the attackers varied by account.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The contest between Bush and Bell tests how much the Democratic Party has shifted over the past two years.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Drucker remained widely read, but the political center of gravity had shifted.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Fluctuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluctuated. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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