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
While authors and historians have suggested the story was fabricated to cover up the couple’s volatile relationship, the white lynch mob that gathered within hours from across Central Florida prompted an exodus of many of Groveland’s Black families, with many never to return.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The mobilization triggered an internal backlash, including protests and a large exodus of men seeking to avoid the draft.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Why hasn’t this issue of production exodus, which has been going on for a long time but really culminated recently, been addressed in an expansive way before now?
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
There’s also an ongoing exodus of trans people and their families from Texas to places with more trans-friendly policies.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 18 May 2026
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The mobilization triggered an internal backlash, including protests and a large exodus of men seeking to avoid the draft.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Why hasn’t this issue of production exodus, which has been going on for a long time but really culminated recently, been addressed in an expansive way before now?
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
There’s also an ongoing exodus of trans people and their families from Texas to places with more trans-friendly policies.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exodus
Noun
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Three other spillways will be rebuilt for greater capacity and flow.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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The same setup flow works on phone, desktop, and CLI because the surface — chat — is the same.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Over the last week, Indonesia’s Finance Ministry has purchased roughly $113 million of government bonds each day to tame the bond market and limit capital outflows.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Chinese deeptech Winnie Wu, head of APAC equity strategy at BofA Global Research, said that, despite outflows from China into South Korea and Taiwan, the country is better positioned from a flow perspective.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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Most of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge lies at least 2,500 meters below the sea, where extreme pressure keeps volcanic gases from expanding and limits eruptions to quiet outpourings of lava.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The stamp was designed by Derry Noyes, an art director with USPS, and Noyes said the man himself is the reason for the outpouring of affection.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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“Exodus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exodus. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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