EXODUS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

exodus

noun

ˈek-sə-dəs

Definition of exodus

as in flow

a flowing or going out the mass exodus from the cities for the beaches and the mountains on most summer weekends

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Recent Examples of exodus As well as addressing Paramount’s purported temper tantrum about an exodus from California, Newsom today also offered some guidance on his thoughts about the lawsuit fronted in some ways by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 Lawmakers more than doubled annual funding for the program last year to $750 million in an effort to boost jobs and stem the exodus of film work from California. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 OpenAI sees talent exodus watch now Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news. — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 During Panama’s bigger celebrations like Holy Week (Semana Santa), the exodus from the city means that many city businesses close. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exodus

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Electrical impulses carry our messages across those routes, with synapses serving as intersections, and chemical signals helping control the flow of traffic.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The design effects have a theatricality that suits the classical-style score and the storytelling flow of the narrative.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

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However, rising yields elsewhere prompt deposit outflows, forcing banks to increase funding costs.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
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

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