1
as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
bowling along in my spiffy new car
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2
as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
bowled through the test and was the first one to hand in the booklet
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Recent Examples of bowl
Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Microwave white chocolate chips in a microwavable bowl on high, stirring about every 20 seconds, until melted and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes (be careful not to overheat or chocolate will seize).
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Coach Justin Wilcox has guided the Golden Bears to bowl games in four of his seven full seasons at Berkeley.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Whisk together eggs and milk in a medium bowl.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Microwave white chocolate chips in a microwavable bowl on high, stirring about every 20 seconds, until melted and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes (be careful not to overheat or chocolate will seize).
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
The then-Ravens back hit a jump-cut, lowered his shoulder, and bowled Hicks up to heaven and down to earth in a video that’s now been circulated to every corner of the internet.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Coach Justin Wilcox has guided the Golden Bears to bowl games in four of his seven full seasons at Berkeley.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowl
Noun
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In the 53rd minute, Aaronson and Max Kilman were contesting the ball in the north-east corner of the stadium.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Numerous teams, including the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks and the NBA’s Washington Wizards, have signed deals to put physical betting shops inside their stadiums and arenas, Matheson noted.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Snell continued to tire and miss his spots, Toronto’s opportunities kept flowing.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet, the company announced capital investments would increase by $10 billion this year, a common theme as tech companies race to scale AI infrastructure.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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The trial would address 23XI and Front Row’s contention that NASCAR uses monopoly power to suppress competition in its procurement of services provided by racing teams.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The row of homes in the Queen Anne style had emerged in an era when architects were starting to be seen as artists and were lauded for putting designs together like collagists, plucking chimneys from a medieval village and arches from a Roman coliseum.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
7 Oct. 2025
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The coliseum concert marks The Format’s first full-band performance since 2007, although Sam Means and Nate Ruess did surprise fans at a 2020 viewing party for a Format concert film in downtown Phoenix with a full unplugged reunion concert.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her bob cut complemented the neckline, with her blond tips just barely brushing her collarbone.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The wind from its wings brushed her skin.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many labs today are using AI to speed up the drug discovery process, and make more bets.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Aligning with the global trend To help speed up deployment and reduce upfront capital risk for its customers, Honeywell offers the Biocrude Upgrading technology as prefabricated modular plants.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Porter, who was wearing forest-green DaddyGoFish waders, glided into the waist-deep rapids and walked a line between them, periodically dipping small plastic bottles into the water and then depositing them into a mesh bag.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Other mammals — like flying squirrels and flying lemurs — can only glide, despite their names.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But hurry, prices go back up tomorrow.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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But hurry, because our top Quince clothing picks are selling quickly, and may be out of stock again soon.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowl. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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