as in flows
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 outflows
The continent’s funds have seen steady inflows over the last 12 months, after years of outflows, as pessimism over Europe’s economy fades.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
However, outflows from these firms to China have fallen roughly 20% since 2024.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Manatee Season Central Florida from December through March When Florida waters start to cool in the winter, mammalian manatees make their way to warm refuges like freshwater springs and power plant outflows.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
If investors were capitulating across the board, the outflows over the past three months would likely approach the scale of the prior 12 months inflows.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
There’s a dusty cloud surrounding the central, contracting star, and that cloud is strongly suspected to be disk-like, with outflows and gaps in the dust in the two directions perpendicular to the disk.
—Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026
Burry added that Bitcoin ETFs have been notching some of their biggest single-day outflows since late November, with three of them occurring in the last 10 days of January.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
The team's results have uncovered that its fast-moving molecular outflows are threaded by strong, organized magnetic structures.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The near-term trajectory points towards $70,000-$75,000, with $56,000 being feasible if ETF outflows persist.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
However, outflows from these firms to China have fallen roughly 20% since 2024.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Manatee Season Central Florida from December through March When Florida waters start to cool in the winter, mammalian manatees make their way to warm refuges like freshwater springs and power plant outflows.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
If investors were capitulating across the board, the outflows over the past three months would likely approach the scale of the prior 12 months inflows.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
There’s a dusty cloud surrounding the central, contracting star, and that cloud is strongly suspected to be disk-like, with outflows and gaps in the dust in the two directions perpendicular to the disk.
—Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026
Burry added that Bitcoin ETFs have been notching some of their biggest single-day outflows since late November, with three of them occurring in the last 10 days of January.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
The team's results have uncovered that its fast-moving molecular outflows are threaded by strong, organized magnetic structures.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The near-term trajectory points towards $70,000-$75,000, with $56,000 being feasible if ETF outflows persist.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflows
exoduses
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The cities get quieter, the exoduses take place, and the publishing output slows to an almost complete halt.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Outflows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflows. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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