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
Same-store sales is an important restaurant industry metric used to smooth out the impact of store closures and openings, as well as currency fluctuations.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
In other words, the unique vitality of our homegrown production ensures a healthy, resilient, and dynamic environment for international shoots, with consistently high activity levels regardless of market fluctuations.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Bensoussan and collaborators found that even small hormonal fluctuations can disrupt any of these elements, producing an adverse effect on vocal function.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile inflation would also have magnified tiny random fluctuations in the early universe, creating density variations in the primordial plasma.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
In other words, the unique vitality of our homegrown production ensures a healthy, resilient, and dynamic environment for international shoots, with consistently high activity levels regardless of market fluctuations.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Bensoussan and collaborators found that even small hormonal fluctuations can disrupt any of these elements, producing an adverse effect on vocal function.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile inflation would also have magnified tiny random fluctuations in the early universe, creating density variations in the primordial plasma.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluctuation
Noun
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This prevents stray heat from disrupting the atoms’ oscillations.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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That’s five times the oscillation degree of our other picks.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even Super Leaders know change fatigue is real.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Fluctuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluctuation. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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