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
Throughout history, the distinctive design detail has brought an air of nobility, authority and affluence to garments.
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Kerala’s affluence was also apparent in the countryside that the train was now crossing.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
That shifted to 44 percent as of the 2020 consensus (Washington Post), yet affluence remains largely unchanged.
—Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
The audience for the business network is small in number but outsized in affluence and influence.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 May 2025
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Kerala’s affluence was also apparent in the countryside that the train was now crossing.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
That shifted to 44 percent as of the 2020 consensus (Washington Post), yet affluence remains largely unchanged.
—Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
The audience for the business network is small in number but outsized in affluence and influence.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affluence
influx
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As news of the tragedy spread, the GoFundMe page saw an influx of donations to help his widow and two children, with more than $323,000 donated in just 24 hours.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Having come from Baltimore, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, and Southern California, the four members of Talking Heads exemplified this influx of aspiring young migrants who arrived in the city in the 1970s.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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“Affluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affluence. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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