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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
bowling along in my spiffy new car
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as in raced
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 bowled
Chennai scored 62-2 in the power play, with Patel out bowled in the sixth over.
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ABC News, 2 May 2026
ABC News, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowled
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The United States could create safe-looking assets foreign investors wanted, but its financial system did not always allocate the incoming capital productively; too much flowed into housing, leverage, and complex securities whose risks were badly mispriced.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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This song came straight from the heart; everything flowed during its production.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2026
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Remembering Ted Turner, an American original Ted Turner, the brash, visionary entrepreneur who founded CNN, transformed cable television, raced yachts in the America's Cup, and became one of America's leading conservationists, died May 6 at 87.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The California fan, Andrea Esperanza Martinez, raced up to her idol.—
Leena Tailor,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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By then, 34 other passengers had departed the vessel, which first sailed from the South American country of Argentina in March, with stops in the Antarctic and other locations before heading to waters off Cape Verde near the coast of West Africa.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The ship then sailed for the port of Praia in Cape Verde, but was denied permission to dock.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Kimmel’s pretend roast The license probe reportedly was sped up after the Kimmel joke.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The city has released unedited footage showing the high-speed, life-or-death negotiation that played out when a robbery suspect sped off with an Antioch officer inside his getaway car, then attempted to negotiate out of trouble until being shot in the leg.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The staircase to the second floor had a stair lift, and into my head drifted an image of an elderly widow, slowly ascending to her bedroom after eating alone, her kitchen overflowing with porcelain and crystal reminders of dinner parties long ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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Key creative decisions have drifted.—
George Heller,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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The highway death rate back then was around five deaths or less per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, which is higher than today, but hardly a death sentence.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The teams flew together by charter to Minnesota for Games 3 and 4 but traveled back to Montreal separately Saturday.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The Yankees, meanwhile, lost their fourth straight game after getting swept in Milwaukee over the weekend.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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That year, the Cavs swept the first two rounds and won the conference finals in five games before losing the NBA Finals in five games to the Golden State Warriors.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Later, the Moon squares Mars in Aries, which can make reactions feel rushed.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
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As Vietnamese refugees arrived in large numbers in the United States, publishers rushed to release a slew of books to help children understand and accept their new neighbors.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
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“Bowled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowled. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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