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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
Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
These fluids have lower critical heat flux (CHF) than water, limiting efficiency.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 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
Such uncertainty and flux in a company’s auditors is rarely a good sign.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
These fluids have lower critical heat flux (CHF) than water, limiting efficiency.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 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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Neila Roa, carrying her 5-month-old baby, sells packs of cigarettes to passersby, having to monitor daily fluctuations in currency to adjust the price.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Their role as a major political force has since become more symbolic, but the impact of fluctuations in currency on their business is what led them to spark the protests that have since turned deadly.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Chief Budget Officer David Clodfelter, who helped Levine Cava manage a massive influx of federal COVID aid and then propose austerity measures when the money ran out, will take on an advisory role in the mayor’s administration.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Many of the visitors interviewed by The Denver Post lived near ski resorts and national parks due to seasonal influxes in tourists and labor needs.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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The vaccine campaign has been so effective that today, many pediatric medical residents have never encountered an infant hospitalized because of the infection, which can cause days of diarrhea, vomiting, cramps and fever.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The loose, watery stools associated with diarrhea often mean the body is losing valuable fluids and electrolytes.—
Pamela Assid Woughter,
Verywell Health,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In a small dish combine melted butter and paprika.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
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Salt dries into white rings, while melting snow can cause uneven water stains that stiffen leather, dull suede, and discolor fabric.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
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Casimir said the plates would act as a kind of guillotine for the electromagnetic field, chopping off long-wavelength oscillations in a way that would skew the zero-point energy.—
George Musser,
Quanta Magazine,
5 Jan. 2026
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The oscillation of a standing wave is a seiche.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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When Posa slammed Washington quarterback Demond Williams to the ground for a game-clincher on fourth-and-6, some 70,000 fans erupted as if thawed from a long freeze.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Skip the thawing step for the phyllo shells and simply fill the frozen pastry with pepper jelly, brie, and pecans.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Flux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flux. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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