Thesaurus results for FLUCTUATION

fluctuation

noun

ˌflək-chə-ˈwā-shən

Definition of fluctuation

as in oscillation

the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another political instability that resulted in wild fluctuations in the overseas stock markets

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Recent Examples of fluctuation For women, the hormonal fluctuations of perimenopause and menopause can add another layer of brain fog, difficulty concentrating and trouble recalling words or information. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2026 Furthermore, energy cost fluctuations pass entirely to the end user. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 About 82% of those homes are located in the Northeast, making that area particularly vulnerable to price fluctuations. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 The Vatican’s coffers also suffered from investment and currency fluctuations. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fluctuation

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This was because the phase of an oscillation encodes information about how events are structured in time relative to each other.

— Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
And the disturbing oscillations are a journey from uncertainty to insight, a train ride from introspection to moral resolution.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

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People left their parishes to fight in the wars, or to run away from the wars; many fled because of religious or political change, or disruption to trade or food supply, or simply relocated to take up new opportunities.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The team also mapped this change to the ventrolateral striatum (VLS), an area of the striatum involved particularly in movements of the mouth and tongue.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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