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
One anomaly is an outcrop feature at the top right of the main outflow, which scientists think could be associated with a different outflow that may have also fortuitously aligned with HH 49/50 in the image.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Crucial to unpicking this puzzling relationship between a galaxy and its central black hole, the researchers note, is understanding the nature of the powerful outflows of gas expelled from around black holes like a cosmic wind.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
JPMorgan found Apple led the outflows among single stocks, with retail investors pulling about $400 million in the period.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 May 2025
But the Chinese yuan would need to take an enormous hit even to partially offset three-digit tariffs, and that would make imports enormously expensive in China and encourage a massive outflow of capital as ordinary Chinese search for ways to convert their yuan into dollars or euros.
—Bob Davis, Time, 12 Apr. 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Crucial to unpicking this puzzling relationship between a galaxy and its central black hole, the researchers note, is understanding the nature of the powerful outflows of gas expelled from around black holes like a cosmic wind.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
JPMorgan found Apple led the outflows among single stocks, with retail investors pulling about $400 million in the period.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 May 2025
But the Chinese yuan would need to take an enormous hit even to partially offset three-digit tariffs, and that would make imports enormously expensive in China and encourage a massive outflow of capital as ordinary Chinese search for ways to convert their yuan into dollars or euros.
—Bob Davis, Time, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflow
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Meanwhile, Russian crude shipments declined by 170,000 barrels per day in May, bringing total flows to a daily average of 3.24 million.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Understanding how blood flow reduces pain Applying cold to a specific area of soreness narrows the blood vessels, restricting the amount of blood flow.—
Novant Health,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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To be sure, the latest mass exodus of Cubans has given the regime a reprieve by removing potential protesters.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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The exodus accelerated with the onset of the Troubles, the period of violent conflict between Protestants and Catholics between the late 1960s and 1998.—
Rosario Del Valle,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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