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
Any trigger that rolls through (cold front, outflow boundaries, remnants from yesterday's storms) will be enough to trigger storm development.
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Ron Smiley, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Denver had the state’s second-largest population loss last year at 978, reflecting net domestic outflows of 8,023, less a natural increase of 4,197, and continued immigration of 2,871.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 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
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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Ron Smiley, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Denver had the state’s second-largest population loss last year at 978, reflecting net domestic outflows of 8,023, less a natural increase of 4,197, and continued immigration of 2,871.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 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
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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Something about seeing the gentle flow of an expansive body of water immediately calms the nerves, sending your mind into a state of sweet stillness.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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An illustration showing how a stent can support blood flow in an artery.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Those two factors combined mean a summer exodus is likely, even if very few Wolves players have managed to enhance their reputations during a season in which relegation has seemed certain since well before Christmas.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Continue reading … HOUSE DIVIDED — Fetterman says Democrats have become ‘anti-men,’ warns of young male voter exodus.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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