Thesaurus results for FLUCTUATION

fluctuation

noun

ˌflək-chə-ˈwā-shən

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 Given Indonesia’s limited 20-day reserve, Adhiguna warned that price fluctuations in Indonesia’s fuel market will be swift. —

Anton L. Delgado, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 Aekib Avdagic, president of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, said that although the sector has faced difficulties such as rising costs and currency fluctuations, the commitment to textiles remains firm. —

Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026 Given Indonesia’s limited 20-day reserve, Adhiguna warned that price fluctuations in Indonesia’s fuel market will be swift. —

ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 Major Asian airlines, including Air India and Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific, have almost doubled the fuel surcharge paid by passengers to account for fluctuations in energy prices. —

Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fluctuation

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The best expression of that extreme oscillation is in Drive, his first collaboration with Refn that birthed cool-guy Gosling.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
The patterns of these oscillations are called modes, and the frequency of these modes is imprinted on the gravitational waves that the binary neutron stars radiate away.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2026