Thesaurus results for OSCILLATED

oscillated

verb

past tense of oscillate

as in fluctuated

to move back and forth in a rhythmic manner When a guitar string is plucked, it oscillates to produce sound waves in the air.

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as in alternated

to continuously change from one belief, feeling, or condition to an opposite one The model's hair color oscillates between bleach blond and jet black.

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Recent Examples of oscillated In the honeycomb structure, individual units initially oscillated at approximately 30 hertz, or 30 times per second. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 But the Sunflower state has regularly oscillated between electing Democrats and Republicans in gubernatorial races in recent decades, and currently has a Democrat in the governor's mansion. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 During that stretch, NVS consistently held above its rising 40-week moving average while the 14-week RSI oscillated between 50 and overbought territory. — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 29 July 2026 For decades Washington has oscillated between trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and trying to sidestep it. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 The Feeneys oscillated between C and B over the years, a plus or minus coming depending on how much time had passed since the founding. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Over the past several years, the rising actor has oscillated between indies, crowd-pleasers, and everything in between. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026 Despite taking our holiday in late April, the start of the wet season, we were blessed with perfect weather—temperatures oscillated between a comfortable 70 and 80 degrees and there wasn't a raindrop in sight. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026 Independent polls in the final weeks oscillated between Hilton, Becerra and Steyer, with only the top two advancing under California’s all-party primary system. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

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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

Definition of fluctuated

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With Kessler sidelined, the Lakers have alternated Kevon Looney and Sandro Mamukelashvili at center.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Auston Matthews had two goals and two assists for Toronto, which has alternated wins and losses to start the season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026

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