vacillates

present tense third-person singular of vacillate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vacillates Pearl, Dale’s adult daughter, vacillates between disbelieving that her father committed suicide and blaming her mother for it. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025 The opening Allegro vacillates between punchy jabs and fluttery gaiety. Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacillates
Verb
  • In the final scene, Lee hesitates for a moment before letting Stella choose.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • If the alliance hesitates, Putin will see weakness and press harder.
    David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her certainty falters as the light from the mothership dims, the last traces of the hive connection dying above them.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … SHAKEY TRUCE – Israeli soldiers killed in attack as ceasefire with Hamas briefly falters and resumes.
    , FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Vacillates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacillates. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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