1
as in to succumb
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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2
as in to submit
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 to curve
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 to bend
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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as in bend
something that curves or is curved
her full lips form a pair of perfect bows
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Recent Examples of bow
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
The episode indicates that today’s activists aren’t likely to bow to threats against their passports.
—Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
First-day-of-school pictures went from smiles in pink dresses and pigtails with bows in her hair, to a child with a spiky, short haircut and baggy clothes.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
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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
The episode indicates that today’s activists aren’t likely to bow to threats against their passports.
—Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
There’s plenty more twerking, and Meg even plays the role of Cupid in a corset and wings with a bow and arrow, searching for love.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
First-day-of-school pictures went from smiles in pink dresses and pigtails with bows in her hair, to a child with a spiky, short haircut and baggy clothes.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bow
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Light distorts, sound bends; the signal consumes the chamber, turning technology into liturgy.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Repeat the pelvic tuck and side bend.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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As first predicted by Albert Einstein, gravitational lensing occurs when a massive celestial body causes a sufficient curvature of space-time for the path of light around it to be visibly bent, as if by a lens.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Engage the core to help keep the lower spine curvature neutral and not rounded or slouched.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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For young tight ends especially, the biggest learning curve out of college is understanding how to block in the NFL.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Baesakul symbolized the interconnection of humans and nature through an interlaced motif interpreted as leather lacing or metal hardware and applied to contemporary shapes that take cues from the Eiffel Tower’s silhouette, the curve of a capybara’s back or even the form of Baesakul’s pet corgi.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Throughout this time, Barcelona old boys Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi have been doing regular turns for Inter Miami just up the coast in Fort Lauderdale.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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This, in turn, centers the idea of due process, because only through it can deliberative decisions about identity, guilt, and punishment be properly engaged.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Paulsen flips through cut-ups and points out spacing and the tiniest of movements in a route, the angles of hips and feet and placement of hands in a block.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Snip the stems at a 45-degree angle, and strip any lower leaves.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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On the day of the rescue, the temperature on Mount Washington ranged from 29 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind chill of 2 degrees.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Persistent winds came first from the South then switched with even colder winds coming from the North.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The trip to the top of the arch takes 45 to 60 minutes and includes 10 minutes at the top of the arch.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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Khloé said, showing off the pumpkin decorating stations, trees decorated with cobwebs, witches' hats, cobwebs and bats, and the orange and black balloon arches.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Bow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bow. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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