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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
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
The Edmonton Oilers’ hopes of returning to the Stanley Cup final for the third consecutive year were thrown into flux on Tuesday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 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.
—Shagun Malhotra, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
With the situation in flux, a scheduling decision may be made week by week.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
The Edmonton Oilers’ hopes of returning to the Stanley Cup final for the third consecutive year were thrown into flux on Tuesday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 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
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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Perimenopause is the transitional period before menopause, marked by fluctuations in the hormones estrogen and progesterone.—
Ann Juliano,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bodies naturally change due to aging, hormonal shifts, weight fluctuation, and lifestyle adjustments, which means fit should be reassessed regularly.—
Malana VanTyler
March 20,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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Doherty said the influx of Midwestern teams in town like Michigan and Iowa State buoys businesses like hers.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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After many Sun Belt cities saw an influx of people during the remote-work heyday of the pandemic, builders rushed to add more supply.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Cumin stimulates the production of digestive enzymes, which can relieve bloating and diarrhea.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Symptoms include vomiting, stomach pain and bloody diarrhea.—
Hannah Kinzer,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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This year’s hard freeze that melted most of our daffodils also took the edge off many of the Bradford pear blooms, muting the usual burst of white flowers across the landscape.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ninety percent of the state's snowpack melted from January to March, according to an Arizona State University and Salt River Project survey.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The best expression of that extreme oscillation is in Drive, his first collaboration with Refn that birthed cool-guy Gosling.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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The patterns of these oscillations are called modes, and the frequency of these modes is imprinted on the gravitational waves that the binary neutron stars radiate away.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pavement becomes more susceptible to traffic when ice has thawed and weakened the road.—
Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Also, Mahi with instructions to remove from packaging thawed in make line still in packaging.—
Staff reports,
Florida Times-Union,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Flux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flux. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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