as in flow
a flowing or going out
over the last year the state experienced an unprecedented brain drain as the outflow of highly educated professionals exceeded the inflow
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Recent Examples of outflow
Reef Check Foundation and Ecologia, Cielo, Mar y Tierra received $100,000 to assess the health of kelp forests in San Diego and Tijuana as vital natural defenses against climate change and ocean conditions around the water treatment outflows.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Why these outflows were so delayed following the TDE remains a mystery.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
At the base, more workers sweep the outflow with metal detectors.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
In addition to the Silicon Valley Bank in 2023 upheaval, Yokum said, Comerica saw a significant outflow of deposits as competing financial institutions offered higher rates to savers once interest rates began climbing.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Why these outflows were so delayed following the TDE remains a mystery.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
At the base, more workers sweep the outflow with metal detectors.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
In addition to the Silicon Valley Bank in 2023 upheaval, Yokum said, Comerica saw a significant outflow of deposits as competing financial institutions offered higher rates to savers once interest rates began climbing.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflow
Noun
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Reopening the government would also restart the flow of economic data.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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That was a cool play, but in the regular flow of the offense, Underwood had trouble connecting on anything downfield.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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For now, the exodus has already started, as Andrew and his ex Sarah Ferguson have not been invited to spend Christmas with the family at Sandringham.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 Oct. 2025
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Around this time of year, every night, a quiet exodus is occurring.—
Hannah Chinn,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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