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
There was plenty and affluence over his fence.
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Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Newsom details the everyday struggle living with his mom after his parents divorced and occasional interludes into his father’s life charmed by the Gettys’ affluence, including that day when the Gettys outfitted him in designer clothes at a luxury department store.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Or full well knowing that having a multitude of affluence creates a multitude of influence?
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
By 1960 cold war Western Europe came to the rescue with welfare and prosperity, the likes of which few had dreamed of, and Germans suddenly had the leisure and affluence to begin seeing their restless history as others did, including their many victims in the East.
—John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
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Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Newsom details the everyday struggle living with his mom after his parents divorced and occasional interludes into his father’s life charmed by the Gettys’ affluence, including that day when the Gettys outfitted him in designer clothes at a luxury department store.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Or full well knowing that having a multitude of affluence creates a multitude of influence?
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
By 1960 cold war Western Europe came to the rescue with welfare and prosperity, the likes of which few had dreamed of, and Germans suddenly had the leisure and affluence to begin seeing their restless history as others did, including their many victims in the East.
—John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affluence
influx
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The influx of overseas talent will be different next year, which could push him lower in the draft.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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As in Wisconsin, visitors from Illinois are sometimes referred to derogatorily using a swear word, and there is concern an influx of Chicagoans will raise housing prices.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Affluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affluence. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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