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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This is a market that oscillates between wanting everything artificial intelligence infrastructure and wanting unrelated ideas, like drugmakers, health insurers and banks.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 July 2026
The fan delivers powerful whole-room airflow that reaches up to 23 feet and oscillates 90 degrees to distribute cool air more evenly throughout the space.

— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

Definition of oscillates

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The look fluctuates as the show’s emphasis shifts from land to land.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Consumer spending typically fluctuates during major events, with activity often peaking around marquee matchups, weekend games and knockout-round contests that attract larger crowds and longer visitor stays.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of fluctuates

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Nevertheless, Bonnie’s doting parents hope that Lilypad will help Bonnie make friends, oblivious to how the gizmo — and soon, their daughter — vibrates with anxiety.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The household hums with collective energy and vibrates with handiwork, intention, love.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026

Definition of vibrates

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Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.

— Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026

Definition of flutters

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On another monitor, a dashboard that resembles the menu screen of a flight simulator flickers to life — only this is no simulation.

— Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
But in the final scene, when Sam goes to the bathroom to change the bandage on his forehead, the mirror flickers with static at his reflection.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 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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The other is praying an elite center from another team shakes free.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Consider paintings like Caracalla, where the titular emperor treads a trail of rose petals; or In a Rose Garden, where a woman shakes the petals of a rose bush down on her companion; and the extravaganza of The Roses of Heliogabalus.

— Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2026

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