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
The outflows are nowhere near those that toppled then-dictator Suharto.
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Some arcs, however, have a different orientation—suggesting that either the outflow is breaking apart, or that there are different outflows there superimposed on each other.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
One particularly odd feature — an outcrop near the top of the main outflow — doesn't seem to fit.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Reducing or waiving exorbitant permit fees, avoiding additional climate-action mandates and streamlining the permitting process would help expand the housing supply, lower prices and stem the outflow of people.
—Mark Powell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Some arcs, however, have a different orientation—suggesting that either the outflow is breaking apart, or that there are different outflows there superimposed on each other.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
One particularly odd feature — an outcrop near the top of the main outflow — doesn't seem to fit.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Reducing or waiving exorbitant permit fees, avoiding additional climate-action mandates and streamlining the permitting process would help expand the housing supply, lower prices and stem the outflow of people.
—Mark Powell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outflow
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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