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vacillation

noun as in irresolution

noun as in fluctuation

Weak match

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The chorus’s wild vacillations—celebrating Amina, then punishing her and then trying to clear her name—fit with their efforts to bring her to heel.

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Lois’ reticence about him mirrors our own vacillation with the DC Universe’s new direction: We need to see something more from this guy before we commit.

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"Given the president's apparent public vacillation on many topics, it just isn't clear that he'll stay with this problem or that he'll be willing and able to act effectively," he said.

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"Applying Loper Bright, means we can end the FCC's vacillations," the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said.

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It just captures this vacillation of the human experience so perfectly for me — like, I’m dancing, I’m driving in the dark.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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