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
One big factor seems to be the fluctuations in estrogen that occur with perimenopause and menopause.
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Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 12 May 2025
There isn’t much built in to withstand those kinds of disturbances or fluctuations.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
Throughout my twenties and thirties, the fluctuations got more dramatic, teetering and tottering between exposure and hiding, like a camera aperture auto-adjusting to light.
—Carla Sosenko, Vogue, 8 May 2025
But the reversal in fortunes in the first quarter proves adding strategic locations around the world can help Disney balance out fluctuations in the global economy.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
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Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 12 May 2025
There isn’t much built in to withstand those kinds of disturbances or fluctuations.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
Throughout my twenties and thirties, the fluctuations got more dramatic, teetering and tottering between exposure and hiding, like a camera aperture auto-adjusting to light.
—Carla Sosenko, Vogue, 8 May 2025
But the reversal in fortunes in the first quarter proves adding strategic locations around the world can help Disney balance out fluctuations in the global economy.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluctuation
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And its tracing of spatial distributions emerges from spying enormous bubblelike arrangements of galaxies thought to have formed from more primordial templates, called baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs).—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
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Users can choose to heat or cool an entire room with 70-degree oscillation or concentrate the gadget’s power to one area.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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As part of the daytime changes, Ana Cabrera‘s 10 a.m.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Illinois places implementing local grocery taxes List subject to change.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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“Fluctuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluctuation. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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