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as in bowing
bending downward or forward
the bowed branches of the weeping willow offered some protection from the rain
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as in succumbed
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit
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as in submitted
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
bowed to the craving for fresh coffee
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as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course
the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea
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as in arched
to cause to turn away from a straight line
you'll have to gently bow the strip of wood in order to fit it in
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Recent Examples of bowed
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Instead of your standard dress shoes, Styles finished the look with a perfect pair of minty-green ballet flats with bowed laces.
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Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
The building with its bowed windows and a Queen Ann tower had already been around for nine years before its owner placed a classified ad in a July 1897 issue of The Kansas City Times.
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Kansas City Star,
19 Nov. 2025
No racist stereotypes, no demeaning facial expressions, no bowed heads, and no broken bodies from the old Hollywood.
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David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.
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Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
His supporters rewarded him with a landslide victory, then held their tongues as the Conservative leader bowed to rancorous calls to resign amid the Partygate scandal after three years in office.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Banks is currently on the small screen with The Miniature Wife, which bowed on Peacock in April and also starred in the South by Southwest feature DreamQuil, which hit the fest in March.
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Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
While Princess Kate, 44, went in for a kiss, Lowther-Pinkerton bowed his head in reverence.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Eyes closed and head bowed during prayer.
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Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
In return, a crowd bowed and waved its arms in unified worship; a quarterback who actually calls this place home posted three emojis of a goat; and a party launched in Argentina.
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Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
No wonder Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero, Messi's former international team-mates, bowed during their commentary duties.
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Jay Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
China posted a $13M opening for Toy Story 4, while Toy Story 3 bowed to $14M in the Middle Kingdom.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
Adjective
With bowed heads, friends and classmates wrapped their arms around each other.
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Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Instead of your standard dress shoes, Styles finished the look with a perfect pair of minty-green ballet flats with bowed laces.
—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
The building with its bowed windows and a Queen Ann tower had already been around for nine years before its owner placed a classified ad in a July 1897 issue of The Kansas City Times.
—
Kansas City Star,
19 Nov. 2025
No racist stereotypes, no demeaning facial expressions, no bowed heads, and no broken bodies from the old Hollywood.
—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.
—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
Cameras were poised at every side of AJ Dybantsa’s table, where the Brigham Young forward sat with his elbows resting on his knees and head bowed.
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Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
His supporters rewarded him with a landslide victory, then held their tongues as the Conservative leader bowed to rancorous calls to resign amid the Partygate scandal after three years in office.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Banks is currently on the small screen with The Miniature Wife, which bowed on Peacock in April and also starred in the South by Southwest feature DreamQuil, which hit the fest in March.
—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
While Princess Kate, 44, went in for a kiss, Lowther-Pinkerton bowed his head in reverence.
—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Eyes closed and head bowed during prayer.
—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
In return, a crowd bowed and waved its arms in unified worship; a quarterback who actually calls this place home posted three emojis of a goat; and a party launched in Argentina.
—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
No wonder Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero, Messi's former international team-mates, bowed during their commentary duties.
—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
China posted a $13M opening for Toy Story 4, while Toy Story 3 bowed to $14M in the Middle Kingdom.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowed
Adjective
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.
Adjective
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The beat comes on lowered expectations, after the company gave disappointing guidance in February that fell short of analyst estimates.
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For video, the Avata 360 supports a standard color profile with the same naturally vibrant tones as its JPGs, or a 10-bit flat D-Log M profile with lowered contrast and saturation.
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Sydney briefly, and understandably, succumbed to the impulse to lash out, something that Carmy has done on more than one occasion while acting as head chef.
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Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene, while Andrew succumbed to his injuries six days later.
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To overcome that hurdle, authorities said, Finkelstein submitted phony diagnoses of conditions, such as hypertension, that the athletes did not have.
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The Charlotte Observer submitted a public records request in May for mold exposure reports and is still waiting to receive responsive records.
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This Samsung curved gaming monitor has a wide-reaching 49-inch and 1000R screen that'll envelope your entire field-of-view, providing unparalleled immersion.
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If choosing a pair without a headband, consider a model that has curved temples or a frame made of rubber.
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And the floor at the top is gently arched, which is pretty cool.
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Iceland emerged much later when a plume of unusually hot mantle rock arched the ridge up above the gathering waves.
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
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This puts downward pressure on prices and helps explain why gold is hovering below record highs.
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Chipmaker STMicroelectronics and Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASMI were both down more than 7%, putting them among the biggest downward movers on the Stoxx 600.
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“Bowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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