flux
a state of continuous change or instability
Word origin: From Latin fluere, to flow.
Flux in a sentence
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With leadership in flux, no one could say which way the company would turn.
During the merger the reporting lines were in such flux that no one could say who approved expenditures.
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Verbal · Text Completion
The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.
Using “flux” well
Flux denotes a state of continuous change or instability, often in the phrase in flux. It does not mean mere motion; the emphasis is on things being unsettled and not yet fixed.
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