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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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For Palace, their European achievement continued a rollercoaster 12 months.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Markets have reacted to these events by factoring in higher inflation and borrowing costs, and those factors have led to a global rollercoaster on bond markets.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

"The lesson of yet another global energy shock is that the UK needs to get off the fossil fuel rollercoaster and onto clean homegrown power that we control," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

While McIlroy was travelling on one of golf's most dramatic rollercoaster rides, Rose slotted putt after putt, especially on the inward half.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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