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
Visa Direct helps financial institutions to solidify account primacy by embedding real-time cross-border capabilities that keep SMBs transacting within their ecosystem—reducing outflows to other providers, improving future cross-sell opportunities.
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Visa Contributor, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
According to their data analysis, U.S. equities saw an $8.9 billion outflow in the week to April 30.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Astronomers find these high-energy outflows are easier to see than the protostars that launch them.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The cash lost from day-to-day operations worsened last year to £47.7m and was the second-highest operating cash outflow in club history after the 2018-19 Championship promotion season.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Visa Contributor, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
According to their data analysis, U.S. equities saw an $8.9 billion outflow in the week to April 30.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Astronomers find these high-energy outflows are easier to see than the protostars that launch them.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The cash lost from day-to-day operations worsened last year to £47.7m and was the second-highest operating cash outflow in club history after the 2018-19 Championship promotion season.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflow
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Trying to shove your lower leg into something like skinny jeans or a condom could end up cutting off blood flow, which clearly would not be good for your calf.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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But Haiti’s remittance flows, which surpassed $4 billion last year according to its central bank, are not the only ones that risk taking a hit should the tax provision pass.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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The exodus came shortly after former Trump posted on Truth Social for people to evacuate Tehran amid Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear and military facilities.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Additionally, the widespread exodus of liberals, journalists, and news organizations to Threads, Mastodon, or Bluesky following Musk’s takeover hasn’t affected X’s reach in the 12 countries surveyed by the study.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2025
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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