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as in fluctuation
the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another
the English language is always in a state of flux
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as in influx
a flowing or coming in
January typically brings a great flux of returns to department stores
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as in diarrhea
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
Civil War doctors noted frequent cases of flux in the camps
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as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state
a solid will flux more quickly under pressure
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Recent Examples of flux
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
This race is in flux, and plenty can happen before election day.
—Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024
Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 Jan. 2020
Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place.
—Steve Willson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2018
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Things are still in flux but Dissection of a Murder is expected to serve as inspiration for the second season of what is shaping up to be a true anthology series.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
This race is in flux, and plenty can happen before election day.
—Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 Jan. 2020
Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place.
—Steve Willson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2018
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Examine search trends to see seasonal fluctuations and identify opportunities to adapt targeting.Bahram Moshrefnoory, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Manage these conditions by following your treatment plan to help prevent ferritin fluctuations.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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When Is the Earliest the 2024 Election Can Be Called? Election Day has previously morphed into election week in 2020 with an influx of mail-in and early ballots due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing major slowdowns in vote counting and reporting election results.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The lake replaced an ugly swath of the dry bed of the Salt River that cut through the heart of downtown Tempe and spurred an influx of employment and luxury housing on the coveted waterfront real estate.Jessica Boehm, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Headaches, body aches and diarrhea can also be signs to look for.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Bhatia sees microdosing as an option for clients who come to her office with the goal of losing 20 pounds or less or patients who have proved to be sensitive to the side effects of GLP-1, which include nausea, constipation, lack of energy and diarrhea.Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this year hearts melted as an owner shared how her rescue cat will only eat when her owner holds up the food bowl.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The moment that Pickford craves is when the two realms collide—the archive and the artifact—and the years in between suddenly melt away.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The wild oscillations are in large part the result of furious levels of trading activity for Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) in the lead-up to next week’s presidential election.BYPaolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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In addition to the long-term oscillations, the ice recorded dozens of shorter, wilder swings.Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Longyearbyen is warming six times faster than the global average, studies suggest, and thawing permafrost and rising sea levels threaten the local economy and infrastructure.Yahya Salem, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Just thaw and heat up in the microwave when the craving strikes.Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Flux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flux. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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