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Recent Examples of effluence
The environment struggles with effluence from ground sources and pollution in general that pours into the Bay.
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Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
All human activity now passes through a computational pipeline—even the sanitation worker transforms effluence into data.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
In these homes, effluence from toilets and showers flows through drains into a pit in a yard instead of into a sewer line and to a central wastewater treatment plant.
—Audrey McAvoy, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023
To question the sincerity of the president’s rhetoric—and that of his party—is not to dismiss the challenge posed by the various noisome currents of antidemocratic sentiment and behavior running through our politics like the effluence of overflowing sewers.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
Water runoff and control, water quality and effluence, education, water reuse and water conservation, also continue to be priorities in the village’s water management plan.
—Brian L. Cox, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021
So many words, words upon words, the effluence of the dialogue being the show’s draw, as well as one of its drawbacks.
—Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
Among the problems caused by the island's long-running tourism boom is unregulated development and pipes carrying raw effluence directly into the sea.
—Euan McKirdy, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
Angel and his team hit the main control rooms: flat-screen computers monitoring effluence, water quality, chemical inputs, pump efficiency—
—Paolo Bacigalupi, Wired News, 27 May 2015
Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
All human activity now passes through a computational pipeline—even the sanitation worker transforms effluence into data.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
In these homes, effluence from toilets and showers flows through drains into a pit in a yard instead of into a sewer line and to a central wastewater treatment plant.
—Audrey McAvoy, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023
To question the sincerity of the president’s rhetoric—and that of his party—is not to dismiss the challenge posed by the various noisome currents of antidemocratic sentiment and behavior running through our politics like the effluence of overflowing sewers.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
Water runoff and control, water quality and effluence, education, water reuse and water conservation, also continue to be priorities in the village’s water management plan.
—Brian L. Cox, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021
So many words, words upon words, the effluence of the dialogue being the show’s draw, as well as one of its drawbacks.
—Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
Among the problems caused by the island's long-running tourism boom is unregulated development and pipes carrying raw effluence directly into the sea.
—Euan McKirdy, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
Angel and his team hit the main control rooms: flat-screen computers monitoring effluence, water quality, chemical inputs, pump efficiency—
—Paolo Bacigalupi, Wired News, 27 May 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effluence
Noun
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The more stringent standards effectively limit emissions of other toxics, including benzene, lead and arsenic.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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These distinctly audible explosions were accompanied by the emission of red flames or liquid rising 10 feet or more above the summit, and blocks or bombs were thrown 1000 feet in the air.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Both shield and shell are created in order to protect the tender flesh within, but a shield is the result of a huge amount of human labor, mining and refining and beating of the hot metal, and a shell is a natural emanation of the beast that builds it.—
Lauren Groff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2024
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Both shield and shell are created in order to protect the tender flesh within, but a shield is the result of a huge amount of human labor, mining and refining and beating of the hot metal, and a shell is a natural emanation of the beast that builds it.—
Lauren Groff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Crucial to unpicking this puzzling relationship between a galaxy and its central black hole, the researchers note, is understanding the nature of the powerful outflows of gas expelled from around black holes like a cosmic wind.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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JPMorgan found Apple led the outflows among single stocks, with retail investors pulling about $400 million in the period.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
Noun
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An enhanced sense of flow was brought into the kitchen, where circulation paths were reconfigured and a large marble island was added.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
25 May 2025
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In severe cases, a soy allergy can cause anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening reaction that hinders breathing and can cause blood pressure to drop dangerously low, limiting blood flow to vital organs.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Billy Joel’s wife, Alexis Roderick Joel, thanked fans and supporters on Monday for the outpouring of support following the Piano Man’s diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Fans share outpouring of support after Sundae's cancer diagnosis As Sundae's fame grew, Gamble shared other things about their life together, eventually giving fans a glimpse of the lab's two-year battle with cancer.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Rodriguez was charged with two counts of first degree murder, one count of murder of foreign officials, one count of causing the death of a person through use of a firearm and one count of discharge of a firearm.—
Helena Skinner,
ABC News,
23 May 2025
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He was charged on Thursday with two counts of first-degree murder, murder of foreign officials, causing the death of a person through the use of a firearm and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence.—
May 22,
CBS News,
22 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Effluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effluence. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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