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as in fluctuation
the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another
the English language is always in a state of flux
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as in influx
a flowing or coming in
January typically brings a great flux of returns to department stores
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as in diarrhea
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
Civil War doctors noted frequent cases of flux in the camps
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as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state
a solid will flux more quickly under pressure
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Recent Examples of flux
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
The timing of the shutdown of the Danville store is a bit in flux, according to Draeger, although the closure is anticipated for sometime in February.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Shagun Malhotra, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 Jan. 2020
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Ugorji is a promising young player who could step in and challenge for a starting role at a position in flux during a massive overhaul up front.
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Teams can use real-time dashboards to highlight anomalies, flux analysis results or unexpected movements in accounts and to log all reviewer comments and actions in the system for a clean audit trail.
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Inside the manifold’s interior, fluctuations are similarly restricted, which generates a Casimir-like force.—
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Noll said the port’s 2025 results show its ability to weather fluctuations in policy as administrations come and go.—
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With some exciting guest designers, an influx of international talent, and some returning big names, there’s plenty in store this season.—
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The location on New York’s Lower East Side saw an influx of fans visiting to take photos on Monday.—
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Unused to the diet, heat and poor hygiene, Ramírez fell ill, though neither diarrhea nor stomach cramps prevented him from complaining vociferously about his accommodation, arguing with his instructors about tactics and questioning his hosts’ more grandiose claims of military prowess.—
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Without proper hydration, fibermaxxing can cause constipation, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, bloating and gas, Syn said.—
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With temperatures climbing above freezing and sunny skies melting half the structure, they were forced to start over entirely.—
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But the physical location of the island on the map — and the sea ice melting around its borders — is also of vital importance.—
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Casimir said the plates would act as a kind of guillotine for the electromagnetic field, chopping off long-wavelength oscillations in a way that would skew the zero-point energy.—
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The oscillation of a standing wave is a seiche.—
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Relations between the two countries have been thawing since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in September sharing a vision of being partners not rivals.—
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Frozen foods were improperly thawing at room temperature inside the two-door upright cooler.—
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“Flux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flux. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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