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
March recorded about $1.3 billion in net inflows into the ETFs—a stabilization after the four straight months of net outflows that began in November 2025.
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Suvashree Ghosh, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
The aim of this team's investigation was to connect these massive outflows of matter with stellar activity in M82.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The Trump administration may impede the further outflow of funds from CDC – then make the case that the funding should not be renewed, Daskalakis says.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Those numbers exist despite the fact that Iowa (Ben McCollum) and Texas (Sean Miller) have new coaches, and both were forced to mine the transfer portal after the typical and unavoidable outflow of players from the previous regime.
—Dave Skretta, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
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Suvashree Ghosh, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
The aim of this team's investigation was to connect these massive outflows of matter with stellar activity in M82.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The Trump administration may impede the further outflow of funds from CDC – then make the case that the funding should not be renewed, Daskalakis says.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Those numbers exist despite the fact that Iowa (Ben McCollum) and Texas (Sean Miller) have new coaches, and both were forced to mine the transfer portal after the typical and unavoidable outflow of players from the previous regime.
—Dave Skretta, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflow
Noun
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At the end of regret-flow plotlines, husbands tend to beg their wives for forgiveness by dropping to their knees.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The sand filters are back-flushed once per day by reversing the flow of sea water through the sand filter(s).—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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The company exodus, however, has been outpaced by the number of businesses moving into the state, which is home to almost 400 billion-dollar startups, according to CB Insights.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Continue reading … STEVE FORBES — 4 ways to fix what’s wrong with New York City and stop the exodus.—
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FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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