as in influx
a flowing or coming in
the inflow of new students every September means that there will always be new blood for student organizations
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Recent Examples of inflow
Reclamation measures the river's water levels using inflow into Lake Powell.
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
According to one mainstream narrative, China will use this ‘inflow of investments’ to increase its influence among Arctic nations by means of debt-trap diplomacy.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
In a report released Thursday by the immigrant advocacy group America’s Voice, the authors noted that the cycling of immigrant workers in and out of the country has stopped, mostly because of border restrictions reducing the inflow of immigrants.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 16 Aug. 2025
According to the city, this is a precautionary measure because the high rainfall caused a substantial increase in inflow and infiltration into the wastewater system, reducing the plant’s capacity to effectively treat wastewater.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
According to one mainstream narrative, China will use this ‘inflow of investments’ to increase its influence among Arctic nations by means of debt-trap diplomacy.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
In a report released Thursday by the immigrant advocacy group America’s Voice, the authors noted that the cycling of immigrant workers in and out of the country has stopped, mostly because of border restrictions reducing the inflow of immigrants.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 16 Aug. 2025
According to the city, this is a precautionary measure because the high rainfall caused a substantial increase in inflow and infiltration into the wastewater system, reducing the plant’s capacity to effectively treat wastewater.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflow
influx
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Using imagery, the lab was able to identify that about one-fourth of the locations have been expanded since Russia began its full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, presumably to meet the influx.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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So while cells in a younger person (that were continuously exposed to estrogen prior to HRT) might benefit from a fresh influx of estrogen, ones that had a break from that estrogen bath might react negatively to it.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Inflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflow. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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