as in flow
a flowing or coming in
a sudden influx of people into the exurbs
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Recent Examples of influx
However, to attract an influx of capital to pay for all the improvements that Hartford urgently needs – in urban development, education, housing, and more – the city must first be able to keep, attract and retain talented, ambitious individuals.
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Nikos Mohammadi, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Crime in the subway system has dropped by 18%, helped by a massive influx of police officers to patrol trains and subway platforms.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
The move was inspired because the small tax base of the sparsely populated south county fire district couldn’t match growing need, and required a growing influx of cash from the county to stay afloat.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The interest in Tuesday's race not just from voters, but also major Democratic donors, suggests a large influx of cash is likely to be invested in both sides at a time when the president's party is at risk of heavy losses amid pushback by voters.
—Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Nikos Mohammadi, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Crime in the subway system has dropped by 18%, helped by a massive influx of police officers to patrol trains and subway platforms.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
The move was inspired because the small tax base of the sparsely populated south county fire district couldn’t match growing need, and required a growing influx of cash from the county to stay afloat.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The interest in Tuesday's race not just from voters, but also major Democratic donors, suggests a large influx of cash is likely to be invested in both sides at a time when the president's party is at risk of heavy losses amid pushback by voters.
—Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for influx
Noun
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This, in turn, reduces clumping during brewing, yielding less waste and the strong, consistent flow needed to produce a tasty cup of espresso.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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Spanish canals operated in a temperate climate and were managed by individual farmers who could maintain or increase their water flow.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Brown saw 3 feet of water flood her home in a predominantly Black neighborhood that still shows damage from the storm.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
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Best Option Restoration is a nationally franchised disaster restoration business that handles wind and storm damage, fire damage, flood/water damage, and contents cleanout to residential and commercial customers.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
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This shift risks depriving U.S. stocks of the inflows that sustained their post-Covid ascent.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Gold is often seen as a defensive investment, and the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) has raked in more than $5 billion of inflows so far this year, according to FactSet.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Influx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influx. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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