as in flow
a flowing or coming in
a sudden influx of people into the exurbs
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Recent Examples of influx
Kirk's killing propelled the organization into the national consciousness, resulting in an influx of new campus chapters and overall membership.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Local businesses are also readying themselves for the influx of visitors.
—Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
For renewables in particular, cheaper battery storage means energy from wind and solar, which tends to be periodically abundant, can be stored and saved for later, relieving grids from an influx of power.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The huge influx of cash from preferreds has enabled Saylor to keep BPS more or less constant.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Local businesses are also readying themselves for the influx of visitors.
—Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
For renewables in particular, cheaper battery storage means energy from wind and solar, which tends to be periodically abundant, can be stored and saved for later, relieving grids from an influx of power.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The huge influx of cash from preferreds has enabled Saylor to keep BPS more or less constant.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for influx
Noun
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Pumps have been installed to divert the flow, but authorities say a full repair could take weeks.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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In a blog post Saturday, NASA said that engineers had detected an interruption in the flow of helium in the upper stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Black, 50, who drove to Saturday’s dedication from New Braunfels, said Kirk’s death unleashed a flood of sorrow.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The restoration also comes as recent storms have highlighted flood risks across the Bay Area, and rising seas increasingly threaten low-lying shoreline communities.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The continent’s funds have seen steady inflows over the last 12 months, after years of outflows, as pessimism over Europe’s economy fades.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Their analysis also adjusts their net workforce inflow numbers by estimating the volume of working age adults not encountered by federal agents.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Influx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influx. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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