5
fluctuate(verb, change, alter, swing, vary)
5
ups and downs(noun, expression, idiom)
4
billow(verb, swell, fill, surge, bulge)
4
surge(noun, verb, rush, swell, fill)
4
swell(noun, verb, rush, fill, roll)
4
undulate(verb, change, alter, swell, swing)
4
wave(verb, change, alter, swell, swing)
3
rise and fall(noun, verb, expression, idiom, alter)
3
flood(noun, verb, shift, flow, stream)
3
heave(noun, verb, rush, swell, fill)
3
roll(noun, verb, rush, swell, fill)
2
alternate(verb, change, alter, swing, vary)
2
back and fill(expression, idiom)
2
comb
2
come and go(verb, expression, idiom, alter, swing)
2
flow(noun, rush, swell, roll, stream)
2
flux(noun, shift, flow, flood, stream)
2
neap
2
oscillate(verb, change, alter, swing, vary)
2
seesaw(verb, change, alter, swing, vary)
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