as in flow
a flowing or coming in
a sudden influx of people into the exurbs
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Recent Examples of influx
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who polled at 5% in the CBS survey, accused Becerra of bungling the federal government’s response to COVID-19, mpox and the influx in child migrants under former President Joe Biden.
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
New jobs in Charlotte While the Charlotte region has seen an increase in layoffs this year, there’s also been an influx in job growth.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
The state regulations already on our books have done nothing to stop the influx of puppy mill puppies, the root of all the problems posed by puppy-selling stores.
—Annie Hornish, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
The non-meat use of the term came from the online chat room community, which by the late 1980s was already using it to denote a mass influx of data into their chat rooms that could trigger a computer crash and/or annoy chat room users.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
New jobs in Charlotte While the Charlotte region has seen an increase in layoffs this year, there’s also been an influx in job growth.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
The state regulations already on our books have done nothing to stop the influx of puppy mill puppies, the root of all the problems posed by puppy-selling stores.
—Annie Hornish, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
The non-meat use of the term came from the online chat room community, which by the late 1980s was already using it to denote a mass influx of data into their chat rooms that could trigger a computer crash and/or annoy chat room users.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for influx
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As the intuitive Scorpio Moon harmonizes with expansive Jupiter this morning, kindness and perspective flow naturally, helping conversations feel more open and supportive.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Snowpack levels influence stream flow, which in turn affects salmon runs—the primary food source for brown bears.—
Debbie Olsen,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
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The flood of Chinese car exports to the rest of the world does not stem from some kind of altruistic intention from President Xi Jinping to increase global mobility.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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The exhibit included two amphibious trucks that AT&T personnel have used to cross rivers and floods to restore cell sites, plus a 46-foot-long landing craft that the firm bought two years ago to transport up to 20,000 pounds of larger vehicles and gear.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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By introducing only mild restrictions to molecular transport, the inflow of reactants into the hollow cavity can be aligned more effectively with the intrinsic processing rate of the catalyst.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Minimum inflow from the Colorado River into Lake Powell over the coming months is expected to be just 29% of its historical average, and one of the lowest on record for the reservoir along the border between Arizona and Utah, according to a Bureau of Reclamation forecast.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Influx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influx. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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