as in flow
a flowing or going out
the mass exodus from the cities for the beaches and the mountains on most summer weekends
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Recent Examples of exodus
More than seven million Venezuelans have fled the country in the past decade, an exodus that has reshaped life and politics across Latin America.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
There had been suggestions that there would be an exodus this year after the energy of Season 50.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
The new leadership moved swiftly to eliminate diversity and inclusion (DEI) programming and gender studies, launch an athletics program and aggressively recruit student athletes — changes that triggered an exodus of faculty, inflamed alumni and reshaped the college’s academic culture.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
In a recent hiring sweep, Meta poached Apple’s top AI researcher for robotics, Jian Zhang, adding to the ongoing AI talent exodus from the iPhone maker, Bloomberg reported.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
There had been suggestions that there would be an exodus this year after the energy of Season 50.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
The new leadership moved swiftly to eliminate diversity and inclusion (DEI) programming and gender studies, launch an athletics program and aggressively recruit student athletes — changes that triggered an exodus of faculty, inflamed alumni and reshaped the college’s academic culture.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
In a recent hiring sweep, Meta poached Apple’s top AI researcher for robotics, Jian Zhang, adding to the ongoing AI talent exodus from the iPhone maker, Bloomberg reported.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exodus
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Room for two, a supple ride, a gorgeous view over a curved hood, perfect flow of air up and over the windshield and cockpit with virtually no backsplash to disrupt pleasant conversation, and the ability at any time to experience a rush of power and speed when the moment calls.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The experience has also underscored the importance of social media in Nepal, as well as the consequences of government attempts to control the flow of online information.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Although it’s found being generated in many places, from outflows in Herbig-Haro objects to planetary nebulae, one origin story for dust outstrips all others.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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On the other side of the state, over and near the mountains, storms will produce gusty outflow winds up to 45 mph, lightning and heavy rainfall, according to a hazardous weather outlook from the weather service.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and co‑founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, prompting an outpouring of reactions from celebrities and public figures across the political spectrum.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Oracle’s First Quarter 2026 Performance And Prospects Oracle’s results for the quarter fell flat while the company’s growth forecast generated an outpouring of enthusiasm.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Exodus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exodus. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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