as in influx
a flowing or coming in
the inflow of new students every September means that there will always be new blood for student organizations
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Recent forecasts estimated that inflows to Lake Powell, a key reservoir that straddles the Utah-Arizona border, will be the third-smallest on record.
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Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Lake Powell, the main reservoir near the border between the upper and lower basins, will get just 52% of its usual inflow from snowmelt this year, the Bureau of Reclamation forecast last month.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Gulf economies, particularly Saudi Arabia, will have to reconsider their reliance on capital inflows, including external borrowing, UK think tank Chatham House warned.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Current projections show inflow into Lake Powell will total a meager 2.4 million acre-feet — far less than the 7.5 million acre-feet allocated to the Lower Basin in the 1922 Colorado River Compact.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
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Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Lake Powell, the main reservoir near the border between the upper and lower basins, will get just 52% of its usual inflow from snowmelt this year, the Bureau of Reclamation forecast last month.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Gulf economies, particularly Saudi Arabia, will have to reconsider their reliance on capital inflows, including external borrowing, UK think tank Chatham House warned.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Current projections show inflow into Lake Powell will total a meager 2.4 million acre-feet — far less than the 7.5 million acre-feet allocated to the Lower Basin in the 1922 Colorado River Compact.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflow
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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“Inflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflow. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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