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as in fluctuation
the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another
the English language is always in a state of flux
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as in influx
a flowing or coming in
January typically brings a great flux of returns to department stores
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as in diarrhea
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
Civil War doctors noted frequent cases of flux in the camps
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as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state
a solid will flux more quickly under pressure
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Recent Examples of flux
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
The balance of fact, embellishment and total fabrication is kept tantalizingly in flux.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 Jan. 2020
Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place.
—Steve Willson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2018
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Noun
Things are in flux at Black Lane amid a forthcoming merger, which has put the entire team on edge.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
The balance of fact, embellishment and total fabrication is kept tantalizingly in flux.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 Jan. 2020
Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place.
—Steve Willson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flux
Noun
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This flexibility makes the company less vulnerable to aluminum tariffs than companies like Keurig Dr Pepper, which relies heavily on the US market and is more exposed to domestic price fluctuations, Falorni said.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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Modern AIOps learns to distinguish between normal network fluctuations and genuine threats.—
Karthik Sj,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The policy of the previous federal administration lacked accountability, forcing us to manage an influx rather than promote healthy integration.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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The current ownership regards it as a modernising influx of fresh ideas and energy needed for a new era of success.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Anyone experiencing symptoms of diarrhea, blood in their stool, fever, and fatigue, should seek medical help.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Some symptoms overlap, such as belly pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.—
Corinne Savides Happel,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The massive island will likely become an important waypoint for new northern shipping routes that open as Arctic ice melts.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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One instance sees Mio melting a metal grate that’s blocking a castle gate before Zoe charges into it to break it open.—
Kyle Wilson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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Another team invented a molecule that can boost electrical oscillations in the brain, improving memory and cognition in mice that were modified to have Alzheimer's.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2025
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And its wavelength is the distance between those oscillations in space.—
Michael J. Murdoch,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s actions also thawed relations with Canada somewhat, although outrage and uncertainty over the trade war remains.—
TIME,
TIME,
8 Mar. 2025
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Gradually, the relationship thawed, but Lisa was still caught off guard when her husband offered to adopt the 11-year-old.—
Ronnie Li,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Flux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flux. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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