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Recent Examples of vacillation After a whirlwind romance and much theatrical vacillation, Lowell abandoned Hardwick to join Blackwood in London in 1970, a move that would forever mark her as the other woman to Hardwick’s many passionate partisans. Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024 The exhibition continually plays upon vacillations between intimacy and exposure, with one of the Torso prints of black and white buttocks enlarged and sprawling down the length of one gallery. Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024 The uptick in shoplifting over the past six months, which follows vacillations trending upward over the past two years, is at least somewhat attributable to macroeconomic factors, according to a study released by LendingTree last week. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Aug. 2024 The intelligent decision militarily was to withdraw them, and after much vacillation and considerable Ukrainian military pressure, that was exactly what Russia did. Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for vacillation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacillation
Noun
  • That hesitation quickly fled when the mask began to dry and tighten on the skin.
    Abby Dupes, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
  • So is the hesitation, the concern for consequence, and the mid-match questioning of how she is supposed to play.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My main hesitancy is the baby registry.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Inundated with protests and newfound hesitancy following the Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania, the company ceased construction a year later.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This history of volatility, paired with a high stock price, contributes to investor hesitance.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Their hesitance comes in the wake of executive orders targeting some of the country’s most powerful law firms, which have split between fighting the orders and compliance agreements.
    Lluvia Gaucin, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This pause led to a more strategic decision that ultimately benefited the company.
    Naz Beheshti, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Job hopping has hit a pause as employees who might have left their companies previously are no longer able to find higher wages, according to a recent report from Bank of America.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Vacillation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacillation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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