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directed down with bowed heads the mourners recited a prayer for the repose of her soul

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bowed

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verb (1)

past tense of bow

bowed

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verb (2)

past tense of bow

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Recent Examples of bowed
Adjective
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 Jeremy Strong forwent a classic suit and tie in favor of a bowed necktie, giving his tailored look the perfect dash of whimsy. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 June 2024 In what had been the kitchen, a bowed fridge, a warped sink top and a charred oven huddled together. Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023 The spaces among bowed strings, brasses and percussion are wider. Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023 Helical piers are suited to specific foundation issues like lifting fragile structures that have sagged, supporting properties on sandy soils or tying back bowed walls. Robby Brown, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
Verb
The mill also bowed Cool Blue, a family of quick drying fabrics that releases moisture into the air, and a new black that protects the wearer from sunlight and UV rays. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025 After Namakura finished reading it, Styles bowed to the fans and put the mic down in the ring before hugging Nakamura. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 Deadline first reported the news that the package was hitting the market after Safdie and Johnson’s A24 pic The Smashing Machine bowed at the Venice Film Festival. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 All thirty-six members of D’Angelo‘s touring band and crew are stuffed into his dressing room, hands linked, heads bowed in a large prayer circle. Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025 Among them is the Vuitton flagship on Via Montenapoleone in Milan, which opened in April; a Tiffany store in Tokyo’s Ginza district, which bowed in July, and an upcoming Loewe boutique opening in Ginza at the end of the year. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025 Wyeth had accidentally taken a photo of several people on an oblique with their heads bowed as if in prayer. Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025 Apparently, the immigrant is only visible when bowed by suffering, never when standing on the shoulders of sacrifice. Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 Lázaro sat with her head bowed in the middle of the room while those around her put their hands on her shoulders and wished her well one last time. Alexandra Mendoza, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowed
Adjective
  • This was highlighted by the fact that Psyche’s April 2024 message – beamed from a distance of 225 million kilometers – reached Earth at a lowered 25 megabits per second.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Most commonly that’s expressed as a shrinking number of cable viewers and the lowered subscription and ad revenue that comes with it.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.
    Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2021
Adjective
  • What Happens Next Thompson said Keaton’s house was likely placed off market due to pricing and downward pressure on home values.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And with the new Downhill Buffering feature, the X Ultra detects downward motion and automatically reduces impact, helping to protect your joints.
    Bryan Rogala, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021

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“Bowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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