FLUCTUATED Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

fluctuated

verb

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 The annual average tuition rate fluctuated between $41 and $59, equivalent to between $1,586 and $2,194 today. — Thomas Adam, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Over the following years, the Franco-American relationship fluctuated. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 This sense of optimism fluctuated significantly until June 2023, when the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Biden’s first attempt at relieving student loan debt sent public opinion into a tailspin. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 2 July 2026 Until this past Supreme Court term, emergency applications fluctuated year to year but showed no clear upward trend. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026 The annual average tuition rate fluctuated between $41 and $59, equivalent to between $1,586 and $2,194 today. — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 26 June 2026 At first the ticket prices fluctuated like gas prices. — Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 Historically, the ratio has often fluctuated between roughly 50 and 70. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 24 June 2026 While his playing time fluctuated, Clarkson was a dependable bench piece after signing a one-year deal with the Knicks last offseason. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026

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But a lot has changed for the better on the South Side since then.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Don pioneered innovations in projection technology, 3D and large-format filmmaking, and immersive attractions that changed how audiences experience stories.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026

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The training kept his arm strong throughout his rehab with a plan that varied his throwing in a walking boot, after the bone had healed.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
That number varied modestly from the 1980s through the early 2000s, owing in no small part to a waning interest in socialism generally.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

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Their efforts have shifted the needle; the US last year recorded a jump in its greenhouse gas emissions, driven in large part by power plants burning more coal.

— Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
So now the narrative has shifted to the Sussexes not being interested in a meeting, but a picture.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 July 2026

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