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
For supporters, the move could help stabilize the shaky Florida home insurance market, which has recently recovered from years of skyrocketing premiums amid an exodus of private carriers.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Prior to Trump warning of a late-night exodus, Kimmel himself had repeatedly hinting at ending his show.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The continuing exodus from the CDC also poses a numbers problem.
—Keren Landman, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The purges drove an exodus of research talent, with figures like Einstein, Bethe, and Krebs emigrating to the UK and, mostly, the US.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Prior to Trump warning of a late-night exodus, Kimmel himself had repeatedly hinting at ending his show.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The continuing exodus from the CDC also poses a numbers problem.
—Keren Landman, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The purges drove an exodus of research talent, with figures like Einstein, Bethe, and Krebs emigrating to the UK and, mostly, the US.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exodus
Noun
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Safety, improved traffic flow and cost-effectiveness.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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The idea of 24 frames a second, something that is hard to grasp, but in this sequence, in this flow, becomes a seamless moving picture is juxtaposed with with this gas inside of this tube which becomes an eternal glow.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That sort of effect from what meteorologists call outflow could be a confounding factor as the situation unfolds because existing forecast models don’t re-create it realistically, Gerard says.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
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This accelerated pace of stellar birth powers immense outflows of gas and fuels the growth of super star clusters at its core, which contain hundreds of thousands of stars and shine far brighter than typical star clusters.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The comments were filled with an outpouring of love and support for the puppy and her owner.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The outpouring of support comes after nearly a week of uncertainty surrounding the future of Jimmy Kimmel Live.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Exodus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exodus. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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