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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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flux

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verb

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
Noun
Now, the club will likely need him even more with the starting rotation in flux. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 Ben VanSumeren’s season-ending injury puts the Eagles’ plans at fullback in flux. Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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 Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 Jan. 2020 See All Example Sentences for flux
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flux
Noun
  • Cryptocurrencies are notoriously volatile, with prices capable of experiencing dramatic fluctuations over short timeframes.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • While the high-rise cut is well-fitting and snug, the standout of these leggings is the adjustable tie waistband that allows for a perfect fit that accounts for body fluctuations.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Using imagery, the lab was able to identify that about one-fourth of the locations have been expanded since Russia began its full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, presumably to meet the influx.
    Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • So while cells in a younger person (that were continuously exposed to estrogen prior to HRT) might benefit from a fresh influx of estrogen, ones that had a break from that estrogen bath might react negatively to it.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Symptoms of the infection include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, dangerously low blood pressure and blistering lesions.
    Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Symptoms of foodborne illnesses include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramps and fever, according to the CDC.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some of the summer heat has melted away, with the golden days around 75F.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • On their simulated planet, clouds released rain that froze into icebergs that melted and flowed down rivers, soaking soil and evaporating to rejoin the atmosphere.
    Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Superimposed on this slow drift are smaller and more frequent oscillations known as nutations.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, gravitational waves, as natural quantum oscillations of space-time itself, are enough in this model to create the density fluctuations that lead to matter developing structures like galaxies, stars, and planets.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Two Hearts Of A New MacBook Apple has been reluctant to feed these demands over the last decade, but there are signs that the attitude is thawing.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Spring Planting Planting hostas in spring gives them a good window of time to establish once the ground has thawed and warmed but before hot weather sets in.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Flux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flux. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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