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rollercoaster

NOUN

sudden extreme changeableness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

Sturm und Drang turbulence upheaval

STRONG

commotion convulsion fracas tizzy tumult uproar

WEAK

ruckus swivet

Example Sentences

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Other bouts of frenetic, rollercoaster volatility occurred during the Asian contagion of 1997, the dot-com crash of 2000-2001, the global financial crisis in 2008 and the pandemic in 2020.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Increasing use by retail investors or ‘ants’ of leveraged products to gain fast exposure to market upside is amplifying market volatility on Korea’s rollercoaster exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Her daughter Thailula, 13, said the year since her father's death had been a "rollercoaster".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

What a rollercoaster, what an epic ride this was.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

And so before it’s too late I want to get it down for good: this rollercoaster ride of a single gene through time.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides