Thesaurus results for UNDULATES

undulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of undulate

as in oscillates

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

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Recent Examples of undulates The trail undulates a bit over rocky rises and occasionally detours into the woods, but experienced hikers shouldn't have any problems. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026 Miller also strategically employs the Pietà in his Confederate Women’s Monument, turning to Michelangelo’s later Depositional group from the Pietà Bandini, in which the dead Christ is not draped on Mary’s lap and knees but undulates across the bodies of his earthbound beloveds. — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026 Nearby, a robot undulates through water like a fish. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026

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Though small, the tool has 6 volts of power that oscillates each attachment up to 60 times per second—much faster than any traditional scrubbing could do.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
Helmholtz resonance occurs when air trapped in a cavity oscillates back and forth in response to airflow.

— Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of oscillates

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Today, these pre-1965 coins are sought after not for their use as currency, but for their silver content, giving them a value that fluctuates with the broader precious metals market.

— Nick Perry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
The number fluctuates because it is closely tied to the performance of the stock market.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of fluctuates

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Picture a doorman who checks your ID with great care, then waves you into any apartment in the building.

— Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The Spa At the beach-level spa, the windows were left wide open during my 60-minute Salt Air Reset massage, making all-natural birdsong and waves the soundtrack of my treatment.

— Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026

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Sound in modern brass instruments, such as French horns, trombones, and trumpets, is produced when the player vibrates their lips against a metal mouthpiece, moving air through the instrument’s tubing.

— Kara Rogers, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026
All of this has to work while the brush head vibrates at 58,000 revs per minute.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of vibrates

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Layered background sighs, a resonant lead vocal, autumnal acoustic guitar flickers, synths both eerie and trippy—James has all his tricks on tap.

— Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
But Triage does have a moment in which an ember of the old cruel optimism flickers.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of flickers

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Now, as Venezuela’s political order convulses after the capture of strongman Nicolás Maduro and Washington ramps up pressure on Havana, that scaffolding is starting to buckle under pressure.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
As the United States convulses with violent raids from emboldened ICE agents, citizens across the country have fought back with block-by-block mutual aid.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of convulses

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One of the early winners, Bo Nickal, shakes his hand and gives the president a shout-out on live TV.

— Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026
Across the way, awakening Uranus shakes your 2nd House of Resources, and this opposition asks your personal values to speak up.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026

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