as in varies
to pass from one form, state, or level to another
temperatures will fluctuate between the low and high 50s today
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Recent Examples of fluctuates
Choose flexible clothing Tami Harrigan, a style coach at Exclusively Styled, suggests choosing clothes that are comfortable, stylish, and can also be worn as your size fluctuates over the next few months.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 28 Jan. 2026
The role is one that fluctuates between the longing of youth and the realities of aging, with her strength found inside subtlety.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Most astronomers believe its diameter fluctuates from about 400 million miles to over 800 million miles.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
That leaves 28,461 vehicles – although that number fluctuates daily – eligible to be towed, Knox said in an email.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Evans worked with Fastbreak to create balanced slates of opponents for each team, based on the last four years of conference win percentage—even with the understanding that program performance fluctuates year-to-year given coach and player movement.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2025
This is because the date fluctuates onwith the Gregorian calendar, which uses a solar dating system.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
Hiring often fluctuates with the season, so economists and analysts typically pay close attention to data from the same month in previous years, and not just month-to-month changes.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
Functioning as an internal carbon price, the value fluctuates between $92 $350 per ton of CO2e, dependent on project type (such as the green premium of renewable electricity) and location (like Taiwan versus Mexico).
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Nov. 2025
wendy Wisner, Parents, 28 Jan. 2026
The role is one that fluctuates between the longing of youth and the realities of aging, with her strength found inside subtlety.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Most astronomers believe its diameter fluctuates from about 400 million miles to over 800 million miles.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
That leaves 28,461 vehicles – although that number fluctuates daily – eligible to be towed, Knox said in an email.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Evans worked with Fastbreak to create balanced slates of opponents for each team, based on the last four years of conference win percentage—even with the understanding that program performance fluctuates year-to-year given coach and player movement.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2025
This is because the date fluctuates onwith the Gregorian calendar, which uses a solar dating system.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
Hiring often fluctuates with the season, so economists and analysts typically pay close attention to data from the same month in previous years, and not just month-to-month changes.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
Functioning as an internal carbon price, the value fluctuates between $92 $350 per ton of CO2e, dependent on project type (such as the green premium of renewable electricity) and location (like Taiwan versus Mexico).
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluctuates
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The flagship campus in Austin admits roughly around 27–30 % of applicants overall, though that number varies significantly between Texas residents and out-of-state applicants.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The amount of collagen varies in different parts of the bird.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 2026
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County supervisors are considering a proposal that changes who gets final decision-making power in contract disputes involving public safety workers.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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But then an incident at the premiere of their new play changes everything.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When a word feels too abstract, Jacobs shifts the phrasing, lowers the tempo or elongates a syllable until Siena grasps it.—
Reylee Billingsley,
AZCentral.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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In the ad, Yang and Hamm appear to be a bit salty that they weren’t invited to a party on Ritz island, though The Avengers star quickly shifts their mood, and the three jet ski through the sands of the bash.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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