Thesaurus results for OSCILLATING

oscillating

verb

present participle of oscillate

as in fluctuating

to move back and forth in a rhythmic manner When a guitar string is plucked, it oscillates to produce sound waves in the air.

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as in alternating

to continuously change from one belief, feeling, or condition to an opposite one The model's hair color oscillates between bleach blond and jet black.

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Recent Examples of oscillating Service, on my visits, was a bit spacey, but it’s been tightening up; the tone of the place seems to be in progress, too, oscillating between that of a neighborhood joint, an amorous date-night nook, and a sceney hot spot. —

Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 Pedretti, meanwhile, commits fully to her bimbo persona, oscillating between titillating absurdism and unexpected discomfort. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026 Cyrus herself has worn both hair colors many, many times in the past, oscillating from a bleach-blonde platinum crop in her Bangerz days to a Debbie Harry-esque halo to warm brunette. —

Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026 Newtonian physics — that is, the basic physics of gravity according to Isaac Newton's law of gravitation — contains a full set of oscillating modes for a regular object. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2026 Monitored across 200 days by astronomers at the LCO, SN 2024afav’s brightness periodically dipped, oscillating back and forth, with the time between dips getting shorter and shorter over the course of the measurement. —

Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026 The sound breathes, oscillating between close instrumentation and wafting voices. —

Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026 March is the ultimate transitional month, full of days oscillating between brisk winter temperatures and sunny springtime moments. —

Christina Perrier, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026 Like many recent theater school grads, Dela Cruz was still trying to find his niche as a performer, oscillating between the pursuits of ethnic ambiguity — a casting asset — and cultural identity. —

Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026

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And relying on personal vehicles means budgeting for expenses such as gas (often fluctuating), insurance, and general maintenance.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
And while some rentals in the area do offer on-site care at fluctuating market rates, as a Continuing Care Retirement Community(CCRC), the cost of care at Vi at Aventura is built into residents’ monthly fees, providing greater financial predictability and long-term value.

— Vi at Aventura, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026