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 team's results have uncovered that its fast-moving molecular outflows are threaded by strong, organized magnetic structures.
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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
Bond and yen worries Despite BOJ's monetary tightening, Japanese bond yields have been rising, hitting multidecade highs over the past month, driving capital outflows and weakening the yen.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
These outflows are widely believed to be signs of activity from a supermassive black hole at the galaxy’s center.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Nine of the states with the biggest net outflows had Democratic governors.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Around $1 trillion was pulled from active equity mutual funds over the year, according to estimates from Bloomberg Intelligence using ICI data, marking an 11th year of net outflows and, by some measures, the steepest of the cycle.
—Isabelle Lee, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
Among sectors, financials, oil and gas stocks have seen the highest foreign outflows since October, followed by consumer and auto stocks.
—Bharath Rajeswaran, Reuters, 19 Mar. 2025
Active black holes produce gas, jets, and outflows, and might someday be considered to be nebulae of their own.
—Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025
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
Bond and yen worries Despite BOJ's monetary tightening, Japanese bond yields have been rising, hitting multidecade highs over the past month, driving capital outflows and weakening the yen.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
These outflows are widely believed to be signs of activity from a supermassive black hole at the galaxy’s center.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Nine of the states with the biggest net outflows had Democratic governors.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Around $1 trillion was pulled from active equity mutual funds over the year, according to estimates from Bloomberg Intelligence using ICI data, marking an 11th year of net outflows and, by some measures, the steepest of the cycle.
—Isabelle Lee, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
Among sectors, financials, oil and gas stocks have seen the highest foreign outflows since October, followed by consumer and auto stocks.
—Bharath Rajeswaran, Reuters, 19 Mar. 2025
Active black holes produce gas, jets, and outflows, and might someday be considered to be nebulae of their own.
—Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025
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 2 Feb. 2026.
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