as in oscillation
the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another
political instability that resulted in wild fluctuations in the overseas stock markets
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Recent Examples of fluctuation
These fluctuations are seasonal, reports the Guardian’s Petra Stock.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
The 14% Difference Time in the market typically beats attempts to time market fluctuations.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In an environment where lunar dust gets into every nook and cranny, and where temperature fluctuations between night and day can be as great as 482 degrees Fahrenheit (250 Celsius), the risk of breakdown only increases as more moving parts enter the equation.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 July 2025
As markets are reacting to changing White House policies, policies have been responding to fluctuations in the markets, and investors are seeing no end to the feedback loop in the near term.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 9 July 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
The 14% Difference Time in the market typically beats attempts to time market fluctuations.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In an environment where lunar dust gets into every nook and cranny, and where temperature fluctuations between night and day can be as great as 482 degrees Fahrenheit (250 Celsius), the risk of breakdown only increases as more moving parts enter the equation.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 July 2025
As markets are reacting to changing White House policies, policies have been responding to fluctuations in the markets, and investors are seeing no end to the feedback loop in the near term.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluctuation
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The competing forces of gravity and pressure generated by photons caused the particles to go awry, bouncing around and creating waves called baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs).—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2025
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About 15 minutes later, a weakened version of this oscillation occurred again, followed shortly thereafter by oscillations at a different frequency, this one with properties that are commonly seen on European grids.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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Zest in Seoul and Jigger & Pony in Singapore both maintained their positions from last year, so there were no changes among the top three bars.—
Kevin Gray,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The story explores themes of surveillance, betrayal and moral ambiguity against a backdrop of cultural and societal change.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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“Fluctuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluctuation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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