effluences

plural of effluence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effluences
Noun
  • Methane intensity — emissions per unit of gas produced — is fast becoming the yardstick by which a cargo is judged clean or dirty.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Miami-Dade and Broward spent $126 million on a fleet of electric buses from a company called Proterra to cut climate-warming emissions and save residents money on fuel.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • About 20% of the world's oil flows throw the strait, and Iran's ability to block the flow of tankers has roiled the global economy, sending oil prices soaring.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Rather than focusing on current losses and cash outflows, Cramer argued that many investors are buying into Elon Musk's long-term vision and a pipeline of projects that may take years to fully materialize.
    Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 12 June 2026
  • One natural guess is that galaxies above the critical mass simply lose more of their normal matter to outflows from supernovas and active galactic nuclei.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Fans and former costars alike flooded social media with outpourings of appreciation for his talent and grief at his death.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
  • Most of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge lies at least 2,500 meters below the sea, where extreme pressure keeps volcanic gases from expanding and limits eruptions to quiet outpourings of lava.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026
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“Effluences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effluences. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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