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to move or be shaped like waves
undulating hills an undulating surface
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Recent Examples of undulated
Harrison remarks that the silhouette is slightly undulated, so your back and behind rest naturally along the subtle curve instead of needing to adjust every five minutes.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undulated
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Bonds fluctuated Friday after the weak jobs report.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Stock futures remained lower and Treasury yields fluctuated after the report.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The refs by the way did not assess a technical foul to KU for trying to start six players since Williams waved the walkons off before the actual tip.—
Gary Bedore
March 4,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Trump waved away both resolutions with a presidential veto.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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As his hair fluttered in the jet stream created by his flight path, three of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were left in his dust.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Her eyes fluttered open then closed.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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For decades, American presidents from both parties have oscillated between coercion and engagement with Iran, sometimes offering diplomacy, sometimes sanctions.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2026
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Italy has traditionally oscillated between European leadership and peripheral frustration.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For a moment, the plane quivered around them like a greyhound straining on a leash.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Candlelight flickered against vibrant tanzanite, sky blue topaz and canary yellow diamonds on Tuesday night at Sunset Tower Hotel, where Pomellato gathered brand ambassadors and celebrity stylists to mark the reopening of its Beverly Hills flagship, unveiled in October.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Officers captured the scene using a drone, which showed the man balancing on the unicycle as flames flickered just feet from passing vehicles.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The roar of the crowds gathered at the base of the 101-story building still echoed in his ears, and the thrill of scaling its ten abstract metal dragons vibrated through his body.—
Outside,
Outside,
23 Feb. 2026
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Even the bathrooms down the hall vibrated with rhythm.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Palace centre-back shook off Leny Yoro as the ball was delivered into the box before heading past Senne Lammens.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The earthquake shook at a depth of 8 miles, with its epicenter approximately 4 miles east-northeast of Calexico.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Undulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undulated. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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