noun
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the arrival or entry of many people or things
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the act of flowing in; inflow
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the mouth of a stream or river
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Etymology
Origin of influx
1620–30; < New Latin or Medieval Latin influxus, verbal noun of Latin influere to flow in. See in- 2, flux
Explanation
If there is a forceful flowing inward or coming in, you can say there is an influx. Every fall, the college town sees an influx of students and the population jumps 30 percent. Although anything flowing inward can be called an influx, there are several things this word is commonly used to refer to: water, people, and cash. The dam burst, causing an influx of water to the already swollen river. You just managed to avoid the influx of people mobbing the store looking to be the first to buy the newest gaming system. Try to avoid a financial plan like this: once you win the lottery, you'll use the influx of cash to pay off debts.
Vocabulary lists containing influx
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The camp sprang up after a mass influx of more than 70,000 people into the Spanish territory from neighbouring Morocco on July 30 and 31.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
The sudden influx, during which scores of people died, sparked alarm across the European Union and triggered a political crisis in Madrid.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Other European automakers are openly worried about the influx of new rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The union's general secretary Ian Lawrence questioned government pledges to increase probation staff to deal with the influx of released prisoners, telling the BBC he had "heard it all before".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
It had quickly become obvious that they wouldn’t be able to maintain over five hundred different blockades or fend off the massive influx of gunters.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
It says these mass influxes put pressure on local resources and sometimes exacerbate community tensions and prejudices.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
Threads initially benefited from some clear advantages: default compatibility with Instagram, server capacity to handle mass influxes, and enthusiasm among users and advertisers for a friendly microblogging platform not owned by Elon Musk.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025
Havilah joins the likes of Paradise and Greenville, small communities that saw influxes of prospectors, followed by population exodus and, more recently, devastation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024
For decades, Catholic Charities and other faith-based organizations have played a crucial role helping federal authorities and local governments manage influxes of migrants.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Another doctrine which Paul derived from the Oriental Philosophy, and Which makes a great figure in his writings, is the notion, that moral corruption originates in the influxes of the body upon the mind.
From The Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing The New Testament with the Old by George Bethune English
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