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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
The device’s temperature, oscillation, mode, and timer can be controlled on the convenient LED display panel.
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
For running in particular, the Apple Watch Series 10, the Galaxy Watch 7, and the Pixel Watch 3 all capture advanced form metrics like ground contact time, power, and vertical oscillation.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
These hypothetical particles are even lighter than the tiniest WIMP and could possibly be detected via oscillations in their waveforms.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
While there could be other explanations for the mysterious X-ray patterns, such as oscillations in the black hole’s corona, those are less understood.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
For running in particular, the Apple Watch Series 10, the Galaxy Watch 7, and the Pixel Watch 3 all capture advanced form metrics like ground contact time, power, and vertical oscillation.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
These hypothetical particles are even lighter than the tiniest WIMP and could possibly be detected via oscillations in their waveforms.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
While there could be other explanations for the mysterious X-ray patterns, such as oscillations in the black hole’s corona, those are less understood.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oscillation
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By simulating real-world supply chains in a virtual environment, businesses can model and optimize inventory management, logistics and production processes in real time, fostering efficient planning, identifying bottlenecks and forecasting demand fluctuation.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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The market’s complexities, volatility and an infinite number of other variables can cause unpredictable price fluctuations, but your own mindset is just as key among the variables that can set your financial portfolio back.—
Emily Glass,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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The lens includes optical stabilization, which is bolstered by electronic vibration reduction to better support handheld recording.—
Jim Fisher,
PCMAG,
21 Feb. 2025
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Offering treatments like electroporation, microcurrent, EMS, electric needles, LED, and sonic vibration, the Medicube Age-R Booster Pro has blown up on TikTok with over 150,000 posts on the platform.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
21 Feb. 2025
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It can be used for good: to spark social change, to warn of danger, and to foster relationships.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Her legal name change—a prerequisite for other document changes—wasn’t granted until shortly before Trump’s inauguration.—
Madison Pauly,
Them,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Oscillation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oscillation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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