as in influx
a flowing or coming in
a sudden inrush of air blew my hair back
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Recent Examples of inrush
Georgia’s huge inrush of clean energy projects had already begun before 2022, when then-President Joe Biden signed his signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
But the inrush of air is so violent that the sound produced can be extremely loud.
—Helen Czerski, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
The Pakistanis’ worry is not just a new inrush of refugees, but the risk of the Taliban advances emboldening anti-Pakistan groups to mount cross-border attacks.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2021
Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
But the inrush of air is so violent that the sound produced can be extremely loud.
—Helen Czerski, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
The Pakistanis’ worry is not just a new inrush of refugees, but the risk of the Taliban advances emboldening anti-Pakistan groups to mount cross-border attacks.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inrush
influx
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With spring break just weeks away, Miami Beach officials have decided which crowd-control measures will remain in place and which will be lifted as the city prepares for another influx of visitors.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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While the influx of data centers in Georgia promises jobs and local prosperity, their outsized use of power, water and land is so significant Georgia legislators must decide whether customers need further protection from the centers’ vast appetites.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Inrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inrush. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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