Meaning & use
pendulum
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A weight hung from a fixed point that swings freely back and forth, often used to regulate the movement of a clock.
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The grandfather clock's pendulum swung steadily behind the glass case.
Public opinion on the issue has swung like a pendulum over the years.
A note on using this word
Frequently used metaphorically to describe something that shifts back and forth between two extremes, as in 'the political pendulum.'
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