vacillation
noun
vac·il·la·tion
ˌva-sə-ˈlā-shən 
1
: an act or instance of vacillating
2
: inability to take a stand : irresolution, indecision
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Examples of vacillation in a Sentence
the president was soundly criticized for his vacillation before responding to the crisis
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The exhibition continually plays upon vacillations between intimacy and exposure, with one of the Torso prints of black and white buttocks enlarged and sprawling down the length of one gallery.
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Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The uptick in shoplifting over the past six months, which follows vacillations trending upward over the past two years, is at least somewhat attributable to macroeconomic factors, according to a study released by LendingTree last week.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Aug. 2024
The vacillation between tragic and comic set pieces does justice to neither.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 23 July 2024
Contrasting success stories with the vacillations of the current administration will project Trump as a global colossus.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2024
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Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The uptick in shoplifting over the past six months, which follows vacillations trending upward over the past two years, is at least somewhat attributable to macroeconomic factors, according to a study released by LendingTree last week.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Aug. 2024
The vacillation between tragic and comic set pieces does justice to neither.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 23 July 2024
Contrasting success stories with the vacillations of the current administration will project Trump as a global colossus.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2024
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“Vacillation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacillation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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