OUTFLOW Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

outflow

noun

ˈau̇t-ˌflō

Definition of outflow

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 discovery reveals what happens when the supermassive black hole engines that power these vast, blooming outflows of plasma stall. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Despite lowered rain chances, powerful outflow winds and blowing dust will be possible in the Valley. — Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Gusty strong to severe winds will also be possible from outflow ahead of any rain. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026 They were not fished out of a sewage outflow or dug up from a soil sample, which is where such things normally come from. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outflow

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Chan’s parents always treated their back pain from laborious food industry jobs with acupuncture and cupping, the practice of using cups or suction on the skin to stimulate blood flow and the flow of chi, or energy.

— Cara Kelly, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Essentially a form of computational fluid dynamics, the simulation divides the flow passages into a very large number of tiny regions and calculates things such as velocity, pressure, turbulence, and temperature throughout the component.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of flow

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Investors are also betting on a future DeepSeek listing in the mainland, said Wayne Shiong, managing partner at Argo Venture Partners, as the startup risks an exodus of senior engineers without financial incentives to stay.

— Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
At the same time, Blanche must try to stabilize a workforce shaken by an exodus of experienced lawyers and an erosion of trust in the judicial branch.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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