Thesaurus results for UNDULATED

undulated

verb

past tense of undulate

as in fluctuated

formal to move or be shaped like waves undulating hills an undulating surface

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Recent Examples of undulated Just past the vestibule, party guests undulated to a runaway groove on a fifteen-foot-wide dance floor. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 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. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026

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Most critics either loved it or hated it, and they were split right down the middle, with a Tomatometer rating that has fluctuated around 50% since the film’s release.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
In the western state of Táchira, the cuts fluctuated between 34 and 58 hours per week.

— Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fluctuated

Verb

Chourio threw out Hicks from left for the final out of the sixth when third base coach Brady Williams waved the slow-footed catcher to try to score from second on Mesa’s single.

— Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Sawka then waved his hand toward Bianchini’s wife and daughter before giving the mayor the middle finger, according to video of the meeting.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of waved

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Yellow caution tape fluttered in the wind as water poured into a room strewn with wooden debris, an upturned refrigerator and a television.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
But no sooner did the words leave his mouth than the man’s eyelids fluttered open.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of fluttered

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In the honeycomb structure, individual units initially oscillated at approximately 30 hertz, or 30 times per second.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
But the Sunflower state has regularly oscillated between electing Democrats and Republicans in gubernatorial races in recent decades, and currently has a Democrat in the governor's mansion.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of oscillated

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When her 9-year-old daughter’s hand quivered, a teenage cousin helped guide the clipper over her mother’s scalp.

— Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
When her 9-year-old daughter's hand quivered, a teenage cousin helped guide the clipper over her mother’s scalp.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of quivered

Verb

The neon kangaroo flickered, releasing a rhythmic, neon buzz.

— Larry Padgett, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
In Monday’s match against home player Sun Xinran, Gauff stopped a rally after electronic advertising boards lining the court flickered during a point late in the first set.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of flickered

Verb

The roar of the engines vibrated through the fuselage, rattling bones and teeth, while supply crates shifted and groaned with every lurch.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
And the universal consciousness of light that vibrated at my frequency is what saved me.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of vibrated

Verb

Risch initially shook the challenger’s hand, then pulled back and brushed past him.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026
But Todd Golden’s squad shook off a sluggish first half, quickly turned a two-point halftime lead into a double-digit advantage and kept the Hatters at bay during an 85-68 win Tuesday night in the O’Connell Center.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

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