as in influx
a flowing or coming in
this affluence of new students is straining an already crowded school system
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Recent Examples of affluence
And a team’s ability to secure corporate sponsorships depends partly on the city’s affluence and corporate business presence.
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
In a roundabout way, the country’s affluence might be contributing to its pessimism.
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Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
The city in the book is a strange hodgepodge of affluence and poverty, of shiny new shops and ragged old ruins.
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Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
The post-1945 explosion in birth rates coincided with the rise of the television age and the profusion of social science claptrap to serve and soothe a nation anxious in its affluence.
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Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2026
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
In a roundabout way, the country’s affluence might be contributing to its pessimism.
—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
The city in the book is a strange hodgepodge of affluence and poverty, of shiny new shops and ragged old ruins.
—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
The post-1945 explosion in birth rates coincided with the rise of the television age and the profusion of social science claptrap to serve and soothe a nation anxious in its affluence.
—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affluence
influx
Noun
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Busy season begins as only bird rescue source Baby bird season has hit the rescue particularly hard this year with the influx of fresh birds being hatched with nowhere to go.
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The administration boosted federal law enforcement for city patrols and then announced a crime emergency, taking control of DC’s police department and ordering an influx of roughly 2,000 National Guard troops.
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“Affluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affluence. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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