as in flow
a flowing or going out
the mass exodus from the cities for the beaches and the mountains on most summer weekends
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Recent Examples of exodus
Holy Week will overlap with Passover, the Jewish holiday marking the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
While middle-class flight constitutes one of this state’s main concerns, so does the exodus of its highest earners.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
San Diego economist Ray Major downplays the impacts of declining immigration, pointing out that the far more concerning issue is the continuing exodus of residents, who far outnumber those who are moving here.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Bay Area institutions, including San Francisco Ballet, have withdrawn from Kennedy Center engagements, part of a broader exodus that has thinned programming and unsettled the arts community.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
While middle-class flight constitutes one of this state’s main concerns, so does the exodus of its highest earners.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
San Diego economist Ray Major downplays the impacts of declining immigration, pointing out that the far more concerning issue is the continuing exodus of residents, who far outnumber those who are moving here.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Bay Area institutions, including San Francisco Ballet, have withdrawn from Kennedy Center engagements, part of a broader exodus that has thinned programming and unsettled the arts community.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exodus
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For example, a 24-week human fetus weighs roughly 500 g and has blood flow ~150 mL·kg^–1·min^–1, so an oxygenator must handle on the order of 75–100 mL/min of blood flow.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The regime could simply collapse, or any number of outcomes that would restore the flow of energy.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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Those numbers exist despite the fact that Iowa (Ben McCollum) and Texas (Sean Miller) have new coaches, and both were forced to mine the transfer portal after the typical and unavoidable outflow of players from the previous regime.—
Dave Skretta,
Twin Cities,
23 Mar. 2026
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Regional banks have about $312 billion in cash or at central banks to cover such outflows, but may be forced to cash out some investments to maintain liquidity.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The post sparked an outpouring of reactions from social media users who recognized the emotional weight behind the term.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Paredes lofted it to left field — deeper this time, off the top of the out-of-town scoreboard for a two-run double, the first puncture of an eventual outpouring.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Exodus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exodus. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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