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
Multiple outflows can be seen in the central black tendril of the Circinus West molecular cloud, named the Cir-MMS region.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The world’s largest asset manager reported solid first-quarter results earlier this month, highlighted by strong 6% organic fee growth and net inflows that looked better than what was reported after adjusting for some low-fee institutional index outflows.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
Russia has attempted to monitor this outflow and to stymie antiwar activism beyond its borders.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
Extending across the left side of the image is a narrow, colorful outflow called a jet, which comes from the nearby protostar HOPS 153, out of frame.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The world’s largest asset manager reported solid first-quarter results earlier this month, highlighted by strong 6% organic fee growth and net inflows that looked better than what was reported after adjusting for some low-fee institutional index outflows.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
Russia has attempted to monitor this outflow and to stymie antiwar activism beyond its borders.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
Extending across the left side of the image is a narrow, colorful outflow called a jet, which comes from the nearby protostar HOPS 153, out of frame.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflow
Noun
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In severe cases, a soy allergy can cause anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening reaction that hinders breathing and can cause blood pressure to drop dangerously low, limiting blood flow to vital organs.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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An enhanced sense of flow was brought into the kitchen, where circulation paths were reconfigured and a large marble island was added.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
25 May 2025
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Now, some residents and local leaders are worried about the economic consequences of an exodus of federal workers and their salaries.—
Katheryn Houghton,
NPR,
26 May 2025
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The sell-off in Treasurys comes on the back of the exodus in American assets in April, and is largely owed to investors’ declining confidence in U.S. assets, said market watchers.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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