as in flow
a flowing or going out
over the last year the state experienced an unprecedented brain drain as the outflow of highly educated professionals exceeded the inflow
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Recent Examples of outflow
The warning cited ongoing thunderstorms, with outflow winds up to 40 mph, and warned that dry lightning could spark new fires.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
On top of operating cash outflow, Villa’s net cash transfer payments topped £100m last year, too.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Windsor said officials believe the woman had entered the storm drain system through a nearby outflow opening, the site where her belongings had been found.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
During the week to April 30, for example, U.S. equities saw an $8.9 billion outflow — compared to a $3.4 billion inflow into European stock and a $4.4 billion inflow to Japan.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
On top of operating cash outflow, Villa’s net cash transfer payments topped £100m last year, too.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Windsor said officials believe the woman had entered the storm drain system through a nearby outflow opening, the site where her belongings had been found.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
During the week to April 30, for example, U.S. equities saw an $8.9 billion outflow — compared to a $3.4 billion inflow into European stock and a $4.4 billion inflow to Japan.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflow
Noun
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This combination of diagnostic capability with a conversational nature and flow is a key differentiator for Beauty Genius, which was unveiled by L’Oréal chief executive officer Nicolas Hieronimus at the 2024 Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Just look at the recent news flow around 16 billion breached passwords.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Kalen DeBoer truly did outstanding work in keeping things together especially with the exodus of players following Nick Saban’s retirement.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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While passing the funding and implementing the program amendments is a powerful first step toward a solution, bringing California’s production industry back from the brink after years of exodus is a collaborative effort.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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