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as in fluctuation
the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another
the English language is always in a state of flux
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as in influx
a flowing or coming in
January typically brings a great flux of returns to department stores
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as in diarrhea
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
Civil War doctors noted frequent cases of flux in the camps
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as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state
a solid will flux more quickly under pressure
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Recent Examples of flux
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Montour is an offensive defenseman whose career was in flux with Buffalo.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Teams can use real-time dashboards to highlight anomalies, flux analysis results or unexpected movements in accounts and to log all reviewer comments and actions in the system for a clean audit trail.
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Shagun Malhotra,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Researchers analyzed decades of North Atlantic temperature and heat flux data going back as far as 1870.
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Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Montour is an offensive defenseman whose career was in flux with Buffalo.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Verb
Then he was put on waivers by the Utah Mammoth in September and dealt to Edmonton in December, his career still flux.
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Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Teams can use real-time dashboards to highlight anomalies, flux analysis results or unexpected movements in accounts and to log all reviewer comments and actions in the system for a clean audit trail.
—
Shagun Malhotra,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flux
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There is some fluctuation year to year in the baseball itself, though the league now owns and controls production of the on-field ball.
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Duration measures a bond’s price sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations, and bonds with longer maturity dates tend to have greater duration.
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Busy season begins as only bird rescue source Baby bird season has hit the rescue particularly hard this year with the influx of fresh birds being hatched with nowhere to go.
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The administration boosted federal law enforcement for city patrols and then announced a crime emergency, taking control of DC’s police department and ordering an influx of roughly 2,000 National Guard troops.
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Symptoms of cyclosporiasis occur between two days and two weeks after exposure, and include frequent watery diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight, abdominal cramps and bloating, nausea and low-grade fever.
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Monroe County health officials say symptoms occur two to 14 days after exposure and include frequent watery diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight, cramps and bloating, nausea and low-grade fever.
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Additional melted or drawn butter can be served on the side, if desired.
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In this case, three parts half-and-half to one part melted unsalted butter.
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Rapid oscillations trigger muscle contractions that can indirectly support lymph movement.
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When two black holes collide, their song ripples through the very fabric of existence, creating a thundering chorus of oscillations in spacetime that echo across the universe like the fading gong of a bell.
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Pre-shredded cheeses in general can easily be frozen and thawed, since the texture change will be less noticeable.
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Pork sat thawing inside a supermarket bag on a prep table, two violations in one — direct contact with a non-food grade bag and thawing outside a refrigerator.
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“Flux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flux. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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