as in flow
a flowing or coming in
a sudden influx of people into the exurbs
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Joe Raedle/Getty Images What To Know Florida saw a huge influx of new residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the top destination between January and June 2020 according to moving company HireAHelper.com.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Dozens of others would follow, drawn by the proximity of the space program at Cape Canaveral and creating a large influx of engineers and technicians into Orlando and surrounding areas.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
One of the bigger sticking points in the CBA negotiations is how to distribute a sudden influx of league-wide revenue.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 25 July 2025
The following year, many non-certified staff were given a temporary $3.50 an hour pay bump using an influx of funding the district received amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Dozens of others would follow, drawn by the proximity of the space program at Cape Canaveral and creating a large influx of engineers and technicians into Orlando and surrounding areas.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
One of the bigger sticking points in the CBA negotiations is how to distribute a sudden influx of league-wide revenue.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 25 July 2025
The following year, many non-certified staff were given a temporary $3.50 an hour pay bump using an influx of funding the district received amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for influx
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Squeezing Russia’s oil revenues via secondary tariffs also means throttling the flow of its oil into global markets where prices are set.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Great care was paid to the seamless flow of patrons from room to room as well as the excellent lighting of the holdings.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Virtually every major medical association denounces it as junk science, and a flood of studies has warned of the dangers.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Denying disaster aid to states and cities that stand for human rights could cost lives after hurricanes, floods, and wildfires.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Hong Kong Tracker ETF saw an especially large inflow, and Tencent had significant buying.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Singapore’s stock market is drawing interest from institutional and retail investors alike, helped by a potent combination of equity market reforms, rising dividends, foreign fund inflows and country’s enduring appeal as a geopolitical safe haven, said market watchers.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Influx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influx. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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