EXODUS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

exodus

noun

ˈek-sə-dəs

Definition of exodus

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 Although scarce documentation has left a wide range of estimates, as many as 2 million people are said to have been slaughtered in communal massacres during this exodus. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 Instead, the group was spurred to action by stark statistics showing an unprecedented exodus of researchers from the Ivory Tower. — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 29 July 2026 Miami-Dade lost roughly 10,000 residents last year — an exodus that experts say skews young. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 People fled the country, in an exodus that would eventually involve a fifth of the population. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for exodus

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Drinking lemon water every day may help lower the risk of calcium kidney stones, mainly because lemon juice contains citrate and the water itself supports healthy urine flow.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2026
That has left oil supplies being released in intermittent waves, rather than returning to the stable, steady flow seen in the past.

— , CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

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Astronomers have used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to observe the violent outflow of material from a distant black hole.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Ironically, the ETFs, introduced in late May to broaden investment opportunities for retail traders and stem outflows into similar products abroad, have become a lightning rod for criticism and blamed for amplifying volatility.

— Youkyung Lee, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

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What followed was a global outpouring of grief, conspiracy theories surrounding her death, and the heartbreaking image of her sons, William, then 15, and Harry, 12, following their mother’s casket through London.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Local media reporting on the issue sparked an outpouring of rage, with even the prime minister’s office weighing in.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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