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as in fluctuation
the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another
fickle springtime weather in which there seemed to be an unceasing oscillation between unseasonable heat and unseasonable cold
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as in vibration
a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side
the precise oscillations of the quartz crystal that allows a quartz watch to keep such accurate time
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Recent Examples of oscillation
Features including warranty length, oscillation, and bonus accessories like a remote are also taken into consideration.
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Kat Merck, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2025
In Alzheimer's patients, however, these oscillations were disrupted and out of phase.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
As an accompanying university announcement explains, seismologists study the planet’s interior by analyzing these oscillations’ acoustic signatures.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
The manual-wind movement incorporates the watchmaker’s trademark large 15 mm balance wheel that hides a secret poising method that allows for symmetrical oscillations without the use of peripheral weights.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
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Kat Merck, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2025
In Alzheimer's patients, however, these oscillations were disrupted and out of phase.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
As an accompanying university announcement explains, seismologists study the planet’s interior by analyzing these oscillations’ acoustic signatures.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
The manual-wind movement incorporates the watchmaker’s trademark large 15 mm balance wheel that hides a secret poising method that allows for symmetrical oscillations without the use of peripheral weights.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oscillation
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Diversifying supply chain partners can help stabilize costs and reduce reliance on any single market, protecting against price fluctuations and disruptions.—
Reza Esmaeili,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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If nothing else, he’s already got a taste of the fluctuations of joy and despair every Ferrari driver comes to experience.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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To that end, Cadillac at least ramps up the sound deadening to improve NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) that an internal combustion engine might otherwise drown out.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
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Flight 1006 was headed from Colorado Springs to Dallas-Fort Worth on Thursday but diverted to Denver after the crew reported engine vibrations.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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But there’s something about that sort of adolescent age between 12 and 14, where people’s mannerisms change, and people’s bodies change, and people’s voices change, and all of those things.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2025
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Rule changes and criminal accusations In a Tuesday meeting, Republican and Democratic legislative leaders unanimously changed rules for assembly in communal areas inside the Topeka Statehouse and on its grounds.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Oscillation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oscillation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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