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
That’s an outflow of $171 billion from healthy trade that benefits both countries and far greater than the remittances.
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Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
As the storms progressed east, a massive dust cloud formed, situating itself just behind the front edge of the outflow winds of the thunderstorm.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 7 June 2025
While bond funds make up a small portion of the $28 trillion Treasury market, recent outflows show investors have become increasingly hesitant about long-term U.S. debt.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 29 June 2025
Conversely, outflows exceeding 1% have been a reliable contrarian buy sign of excessive pessimism.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 June 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
As the storms progressed east, a massive dust cloud formed, situating itself just behind the front edge of the outflow winds of the thunderstorm.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 7 June 2025
While bond funds make up a small portion of the $28 trillion Treasury market, recent outflows show investors have become increasingly hesitant about long-term U.S. debt.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 29 June 2025
Conversely, outflows exceeding 1% have been a reliable contrarian buy sign of excessive pessimism.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflow
Noun
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This combination of diagnostic capability with a conversational nature and flow is a key differentiator for Beauty Genius, which was unveiled by L’Oréal chief executive officer Nicolas Hieronimus at the 2024 Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Just look at the recent news flow around 16 billion breached passwords.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Kalen DeBoer truly did outstanding work in keeping things together especially with the exodus of players following Nick Saban’s retirement.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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While passing the funding and implementing the program amendments is a powerful first step toward a solution, bringing California’s production industry back from the brink after years of exodus is a collaborative effort.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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