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pendulum
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural pendulums
plural pendulums
Learner's definition of PENDULUM
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: a stick with a weight at the bottom that swings back and forth inside a clock钟摆；摆锤 — often used figuratively常用作比喻
- The fashion pendulum swung from silver jewelry to gold and back again. [=silver jewelry was popular for a while, then gold became popular, and then silver became popular again]流行时尚从银饰变换到金饰，又从金饰变换回银饰。
pendulum
noun
pen·du·lum ˈpen-jə-ləm 
ˈpen-dyə-,
-də-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web What opportunities will help propel the swing of the metaphoric pendulum from a mass exodus and regret to growth and opportunity? 
Landon Eckles, Forbes, 1 June 2022 By the early nineteen-eighties, the literacy pendulum was swinging back toward what was then known as the whole-language movement, which, in the U.S., was led by a pugilistic University of Arizona professor named Kenneth Goodman. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 As the fashion pendulum swung from prairie puff sleeves to cargo pants and tiny tees over the past three years, my personal style shifted alongside it. Megan O'sullivan, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2022 With the job market pendulum swinging back to employer-driven, some companies are taking a hardline stance on returning to the office, which may lead to resignations. Camille Fetter, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Counteracting the political pendulum's swing in the opposite direction is incredibly difficult and rare. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 The pendulum swings from the mainstream (Star Wars, E.T., Back to the Future) to the more obscure (Saturn 3, Cherry 2000, Earth Girls Are Easy) and back again with ease. Josh Weiss, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 As the pendulum swings back to a postpandemic world, the focus on telehealth, at-home fitness and meal delivery will recede, while appetite for travel, in-person events and luxury fashion remerges. Amy Wilkinson, WSJ, 28 July 2022 But recently, the pendulum swings the opposite direction, with warm beige and brown tones popular once again. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2022 See More
Landon Eckles, Forbes, 1 June 2022 By the early nineteen-eighties, the literacy pendulum was swinging back toward what was then known as the whole-language movement, which, in the U.S., was led by a pugilistic University of Arizona professor named Kenneth Goodman. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 As the fashion pendulum swung from prairie puff sleeves to cargo pants and tiny tees over the past three years, my personal style shifted alongside it. Megan O'sullivan, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2022 With the job market pendulum swinging back to employer-driven, some companies are taking a hardline stance on returning to the office, which may lead to resignations. Camille Fetter, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Counteracting the political pendulum's swing in the opposite direction is incredibly difficult and rare. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 The pendulum swings from the mainstream (Star Wars, E.T., Back to the Future) to the more obscure (Saturn 3, Cherry 2000, Earth Girls Are Easy) and back again with ease. Josh Weiss, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 As the pendulum swings back to a postpandemic world, the focus on telehealth, at-home fitness and meal delivery will recede, while appetite for travel, in-person events and luxury fashion remerges. Amy Wilkinson, WSJ, 28 July 2022 But recently, the pendulum swings the opposite direction, with warm beige and brown tones popular once again. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, neuter of pendulus
First Known Use
1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of pendulum was in 1660 Phrases Containing pendulum
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