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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
Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
What could be in flux, however, is the SSA's administrative budget for tangential services.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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
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Noun
That’s why At One has invested in Gigablue, which uses microalgae to accelerate natural carbon fluxes into deep-sea sediments.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
What could be in flux, however, is the SSA's administrative budget for tangential services.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 30 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flux
Noun
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Advertisement The 1940 Statement formalized this system after a period of fluctuation and gave it teeth by requiring universities to give faculty due process before termination.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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For a mere 160 milliseconds, a periodic gamma-ray fluctuation appeared in the light of the event.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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One lawyer representing patients who say they were harmed by the drug says his firm has gotten an influx of more than a thousand calls this week from potential new clients asking for information.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Along with this shift in production is an influx of capital.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The ill passengers mainly experienced diarrhea and vomiting, the CDC said.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Monitor for Salmonella symptoms, including diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Add butter; cook, stirring constantly, until melted, 1 minute.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Rock’s proprietary therapies melt away inches, tighten skin and reduce cellulite with zero downtime.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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For example, if an electric motor normally draws 20 A at 100 Hz oscillation, an unexplained 30 A or 150 Hz jump could signal bearing damage.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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During my outdoor run, the SE 3 also measured my calories, distance, elevation gain, pace, time, and advanced form metrics like power, vertical oscillation, ground contact time, and stride length.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This is not a great candidate for freezing, as the onion topping will be mushy when thawed.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Improper thawing method being used for TCS food.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Flux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flux. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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