as in oscillations
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 fluctuations
From even tiny initial seed fluctuations in the matter density of the Universe, star clusters, galaxies, groups and clusters of galaxies, and even larger structures like superclusters began to form.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The fluctuations will depend on demand, and could even occur within this Visa presale, as soon as Friday, when the next batch of lottery winners get their chance to purchase tickets.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
While pregnancy at any age sparks a host of rapid breast changes that may temporarily up your cancer risk in the few years immediately following, facing those fluctuations at age 35-plus—when your baseline susceptibility is higher simply because of age—just further raises that risk.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 Oct. 2025
During this time, roses will also need to be monitored for moisture and temperature fluctuations, so make sure to keep an eye on them.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
These fluctuations act like turbulence in the sky, signaling a boundary between phases of matter.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
These fluctuations are the fundamental source of our current problems.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
That led to allegations that Ticketmaster was using its controversial dynamic pricing model, which allows for price fluctuations based on demand.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
But cosmologists have had trouble imagining the mechanisms that could generate such large fluctuations.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The fluctuations will depend on demand, and could even occur within this Visa presale, as soon as Friday, when the next batch of lottery winners get their chance to purchase tickets.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
While pregnancy at any age sparks a host of rapid breast changes that may temporarily up your cancer risk in the few years immediately following, facing those fluctuations at age 35-plus—when your baseline susceptibility is higher simply because of age—just further raises that risk.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 Oct. 2025
During this time, roses will also need to be monitored for moisture and temperature fluctuations, so make sure to keep an eye on them.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
These fluctuations act like turbulence in the sky, signaling a boundary between phases of matter.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
These fluctuations are the fundamental source of our current problems.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
That led to allegations that Ticketmaster was using its controversial dynamic pricing model, which allows for price fluctuations based on demand.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
But cosmologists have had trouble imagining the mechanisms that could generate such large fluctuations.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluctuations
Noun
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Superimposed on this slow drift are smaller and more frequent oscillations known as nutations.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Instead, gravitational waves, as natural quantum oscillations of space-time itself, are enough in this model to create the density fluctuations that lead to matter developing structures like galaxies, stars, and planets.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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See latest data on cases, variants and more The recommendations come after upheaval at the CDC, including the ouster of its former Director Susan Monarez, who had resisted changes to vaccine policy advanced by Kennedy.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Those changes helped turn the momentum back in Chelsea’s favour.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Fluctuations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluctuations. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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