FLUCTUATED Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

fluctuated

verb

past tense of fluctuate

as in changed

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 fluctuated Most critics either loved it or hated it, and they were split right down the middle, with a Tomatometer rating that has fluctuated around 50% since the film’s release. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026 In the western state of Táchira, the cuts fluctuated between 34 and 58 hours per week. — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 The number of servers running the software has fluctuated from 19,000 in the week following the patch to about 12,000 in the weeks following that. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Since then, the results have fluctuated between middling and downright putrid, and entering this year, Aranda was said to be on his last leg. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Suicide rates in the United States generally steadily rose from 2000 to 2018, and have fluctuated and slightly declined since then according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 Citizens was created to provide a haven for homeowners who couldn’t find affordable coverage with a private carrier, but its policy counts have fluctuated significantly, depending on private market conditions. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Pirilä created a presentation for P’s teachers and aides, with two dozen charts showing how his IEP and ABA interventions fluctuated in effectiveness. — Beth Hawkins, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026 The strange aspect of Hughes’s two-and-a-half-year spell at Liverpool is that appraisals of his performance fluctuated so wildly — and rarely presciently. — James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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After arriving at their Missouri residence, Kelker-Kelly changed his clothes and got into bed.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The Legislature changed state law to ban the government from spending public funds on political ads.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of changed

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Coaching was the most common answer in each country, but its prominence varied.

— Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The same meta-analysis found that some associations varied by age and by whether passive use happened in general social media feeds or inside smaller online groups.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

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China, for example, shifted from a net provider of finance to a net extractor over the last decade.

— Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Obviously, the mood has shifted around this college town thanks to the Hoosiers winning last year's CFP title, along with having a head coach in Curt Cignetti who has turned this program into a football juggernaut in just two years.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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