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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This natural hinge in the sailing year is the culmination of the Caribbean season, marked by the Antigua Sailing Week regatta, an Atlantic waypoint that signals the start of the exodus east and the long sail home.
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Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images Replimune plans to resubmit its melanoma drug to the Food and Drug Administration for review after a leadership exodus at the agency, the company said Friday.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The rush to disassociate from the Freedom 250 concerts is reminiscent of the exodus of artists who were booked to play the Kennedy Center after the president took control of the longstanding arts institution.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 May 2026
Mamdani is promising to build 200,000 new affordable housing units over the next 10 years while preserving the same number, aiming to tackle the city’s defining contemporary crisis as vacancy rates hit record lows and NYC stares down a middle-class exodus.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
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Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images Replimune plans to resubmit its melanoma drug to the Food and Drug Administration for review after a leadership exodus at the agency, the company said Friday.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The rush to disassociate from the Freedom 250 concerts is reminiscent of the exodus of artists who were booked to play the Kennedy Center after the president took control of the longstanding arts institution.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 May 2026
Mamdani is promising to build 200,000 new affordable housing units over the next 10 years while preserving the same number, aiming to tackle the city’s defining contemporary crisis as vacancy rates hit record lows and NYC stares down a middle-class exodus.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exodus
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Those vibes were in full flow on Friday, with the difference between the two sides striking on the eve of the final.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Over the last week, Indonesia’s Finance Ministry has purchased roughly $113 million of government bonds each day to tame the bond market and limit capital outflows.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Chinese deeptech Winnie Wu, head of APAC equity strategy at BofA Global Research, said that, despite outflows from China into South Korea and Taiwan, the country is better positioned from a flow perspective.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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Donations fill every room Staff and volunteers say they are overwhelmed by the outpouring of clothing, shoes, baby items, bedding, and other essentials.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Arsenal touched down in Budapest in high spirits, having clinched the Premier League for the first time in 22 years and witnessed an outpouring of wild celebration from north London to far beyond.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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“Exodus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exodus. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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