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vacillating

[vas-uh-ley-ting] / ˈvæs əˌleɪ tɪŋ /




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Katie spends much of the season vacillating between raging at Archie and feeling guilt over falling for his manipulative overtures.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

The arrival of the Iamaleava brothers prompted quarterbacks Joey Aguilar and Robert McDaniel to enter the transfer portal, with Demaricus Davis vacillating on his future, according to Foster.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

We hate vacillating on matters of major consequence.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024

As his parents, Michael Goldberg and Juliane Köhler come off as clueless boomers trying their best to be tolerant and vacillating between self-recrimination and despair.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023

Jam could see a whole river of things in his face, currents shifting and swelling, vacillating from grief to fury.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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