as in fluctuated
formal
to move or be shaped like waves
undulating hills an undulating surface
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But while the roster has fluctuated wildly throughout the season, there have been a couple of constants for San Francisco.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026 -
The Good Jake, Bad Jake narrative became a thing, as Plummer fluctuated between dominant and inconsistent.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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Trump put on one of the rings, flashed it to the cameras and waved his new hockey stick during the ceremony.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Frederic was due to be an unrestricted free agent and the Bruins waved the white flag on their playoff hopes.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The clergy made a full lap around the field to make sure all the angles were covered, including the end where Loop's very makeable kick fluttered wide.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Almost 35 years later, the fight that started before that single envelope fluttered into his cell is not over.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
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An inconsistent scorer who oscillated between starting and the bench for the better part of four years.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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But Minnesota’s performances over the season’s first two and a half months consistently oscillated between awesome and awful.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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Streetlights flickered before large parts of the city were plunged into darkness, as a thick fog settled over the streets and temperatures plummeted to –5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit).—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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By early Sunday afternoon, power was restored to parts of the Richmond District, drawing cheers from residents when lights flickered back on.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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As the meeting was ending, Vande Kolk’s cellphone vibrated.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The probes don’t signal a return to the era of tech crackdowns that shook investor confidence five years ago, a Reuters columnist noted, partly because they’re not driven by founders falling out of grace with Beijing.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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He was fired in December 2010 from his role leading the political efforts of Equality Illinois, a move that shook Chicago’s gay community.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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East Denver sushi fans shuddered in late December when Okinawa Japanese Cuisine, a mainstay on Colfax Avenue since 2010, closed and boarded up its doors with brown paper.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Greek writer Kay Cicellis, who died in 2001, might have shuddered at such a sunny view of fate.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Undulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undulated. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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