Definition of fluxnext
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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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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
Ishika Samant / Getty After multiple days when the location of those games remained in flux, a fix was announced Tuesday that will keep the Dream playing in the larger, downtown venue. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 These laws are in a state of flux so continuous oversight must be baked into the process. — Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
Then he was put on waivers by the Utah Mammoth in September and dealt to Edmonton in December, his career still flux. — Joe Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026 The technology uses the slag to combine it with fluxing agents. — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flux
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flux
Noun
  • Atmospheric fluctuations on shorter weekly or daily scales, such as sudden stratospheric warming events, polar vortex disruptions, or shifts in the Arctic Oscillation, can temporarily override the overarching El Niño pattern.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Schimpf said the setup allows Anduril to give liquidity to employees without the distraction of stock price fluctuations.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Joan DiFuria and Stephen Goldbart founded the Money, Meaning & Choices Institute in the 1990s to treat people struggling with a sudden influx of wealth from the first internet gold rush.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Room for Disagreement No matter what happens with Permian oil production, the region is set to see a windfall from the influx of hyperscale data centers, including an enormous one Chevron is building southwest of Midland.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Most infected people suffer through four to seven days of fever, stomachaches and diarrhea without needing to visit a hospital or urgent care facility.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Shigella bacteria cause shigellosis, an illness characterized by severe diarrhea, that is sometimes bloody or prolonged, and fever.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At the denouement, Kember is completely alone, his flat, narcotized baritone dripping onto the faded guitar notes like melted mercury.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Add dark corn syrup, light corn syrup, brown sugar, melted butter, bourbon and salt.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That haziness gets more distorted on the title track, which hits its apex with siren-like oscillations.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
  • However, the experiments demonstrated coordinated oscillations, not a robot capable of performing multiple practical tasks.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Meltwater from the mountain’s glaciers and thawing permafrost flows down through ancient channels, fueling the great rivers and soaking into these sprawling boglands.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Two turkey breasts were thawing at room temperature on top of the prep table.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Flux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flux. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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