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
Yet America’s system is transactional, rewarding affluence while neglecting the very conditions that produce disease.
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Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
That population has also seen a rise in affluence, making a high median household income of more than $151,000 in 2023, compared with just a median of over $105,000 for Asian American households overall, according to Pew.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Where affluence meets artistry, and tradition marries transformation—consider this your passport to the planet’s most prosperous places.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The wealthiest suburbs of America's biggest cities New York’s wealthiest suburb is Scarsdale, a name long linked to affluence.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
That population has also seen a rise in affluence, making a high median household income of more than $151,000 in 2023, compared with just a median of over $105,000 for Asian American households overall, according to Pew.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Where affluence meets artistry, and tradition marries transformation—consider this your passport to the planet’s most prosperous places.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The wealthiest suburbs of America's biggest cities New York’s wealthiest suburb is Scarsdale, a name long linked to affluence.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affluence
influx
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At the very least, a major influx of new cast members are bound to shake up the series third season, which will pick after the dramatic killing of a beloved character, the arrest of another, and the breakup between two more.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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Even without such a collapse, the influx of synthetic junk muddies the waters for real users.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Affluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affluence. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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