as in flow
a flowing or coming in
a sudden influx of people into the exurbs
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Recent Examples of influx
But McLean’s move prompted a letter of rebuke from the state’s attorney general and an influx of complaints to the Ada County Sheriff’s Office.
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Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
To keep the fantasy football era going the league needs another influx of game-changing receivers.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
In the secondary whisky market those years saw an influx of buyers simply following the crowds.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Initially set to take effect on July 1, the ban mirrored similar restrictions implemented by an increasing number of European port cities to help alleviate overtourism due to an influx of cruise ship day visitors.
—Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 17 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
To keep the fantasy football era going the league needs another influx of game-changing receivers.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
In the secondary whisky market those years saw an influx of buyers simply following the crowds.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Initially set to take effect on July 1, the ban mirrored similar restrictions implemented by an increasing number of European port cities to help alleviate overtourism due to an influx of cruise ship day visitors.
—Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for influx
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Viral infections, blood flow blockages to the auditory nerve, and strokes are other potential causes of sudden deafness.15 What level of deafness is considered a disability?—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
20 Apr. 2025
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Traffic flow along Pacific Coast Highway has been reduced to one lane in each direction and Temescal Canyon Road remains closed to create what the Army leaders call a TDRS — Temporary Debris Reduction Site.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Constructed in the later half of the 19th century, the building has weathered fire, flood, abandonment—and even ghosts.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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For more than four decades, the state of the climate has been part of the national conversation—especially when severe weather events linked to a warming world such as droughts, floods, heat waves, and hurricanes occur.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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If the president really wants to eliminate the trade deficit, his best option is to rein in the federal budget deficit, which would naturally reduce capital inflows by raising domestic savings.—
Tarek Alexander Hassan,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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The flip side of America’s low savings and big trade deficits is a steady inflow of foreign investment as other countries sink their export earnings into the United States.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Influx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influx. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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