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
Throughout history, the distinctive design detail has brought an air of nobility, authority and affluence to garments.
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Kerala’s affluence was also apparent in the countryside that the train was now crossing.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
That shifted to 44 percent as of the 2020 consensus (Washington Post), yet affluence remains largely unchanged.
—Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
The audience for the business network is small in number but outsized in affluence and influence.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 May 2025
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Kerala’s affluence was also apparent in the countryside that the train was now crossing.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
That shifted to 44 percent as of the 2020 consensus (Washington Post), yet affluence remains largely unchanged.
—Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
The audience for the business network is small in number but outsized in affluence and influence.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affluence
influx
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Chief among the concerns are Venice’s already-overcrowded streets, worsened by the constant influx of tourists, and climate change contributing to a sinking city.—
Aldo Luigi Mancusi,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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That redistribution comes from a massive influx of new models, body styles and price points either in production or planned by automakers other than Tesla.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Affluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affluence. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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