as in influx
a flowing or coming in
this affluence of new students is straining an already crowded school system
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Recent Examples of affluence
Enthusiasts embraced koi as symbols of affluence, refinement and tranquility, incorporating them into elaborate garden ponds.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The series focuses on the Dupree family and their lives of affluence, served with a side of messy scandals.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
So IndieWire asked Davis about faking affluence and building a real garden that acts as a character in its own right.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
But far from bolstering Armenia at the expense of its neighbors, Khachaturyan insists that sharing that budding affluence will further enhance security.
—Charlie Campbell / Yerevan, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The series focuses on the Dupree family and their lives of affluence, served with a side of messy scandals.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
So IndieWire asked Davis about faking affluence and building a real garden that acts as a character in its own right.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
But far from bolstering Armenia at the expense of its neighbors, Khachaturyan insists that sharing that budding affluence will further enhance security.
—Charlie Campbell / Yerevan, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for affluence
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“Affluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affluence. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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