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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
Had a team bowled them over with an offer at the trade deadline, perhaps the Bucks would have more seriously considered moving Antetokounmpo.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
After losing Shai Hope on the third delivery of the run chase, bowled by Wellalage, West Indies raced to 52 before losing three wickets for one run in a 12-ball span that swung momentum back in Sri Lanka's favor.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
While sitting court-side, Bloomberg, 84, was bowled into by Knicks guard Jose Alvarado as the player dove into the crowd.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Among contemporary greats, only Australia’s Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, six and five years his senior respectively, have bowled more balls.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
After losing Shai Hope on the third delivery of the run chase, bowled by Wellalage, West Indies raced to 52 before losing three wickets for one run in a 12-ball span that swung momentum back in Sri Lanka's favor.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
While sitting court-side, Bloomberg, 84, was bowled into by Knicks guard Jose Alvarado as the player dove into the crowd.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Among contemporary greats, only Australia’s Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, six and five years his senior respectively, have bowled more balls.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowled
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That's what happened in 2024, when well over 20,000 votes from that community flowed to Lawler.—
Chris McKenna,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few.—
Hilary Gowins,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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The tradition of dragon boat races was born from the story that people raced out in boats to search for the poet and threw rice into the river so fish would not eat his body.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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Across southeast Asia, governments have raced to facilitate deployment of electric vehicles and other fuel-efficiency measures.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
19 June 2026
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Banijay Iberia will bring its immersive experience ‘Luminiscence’ to Seville’s stunning Parish of San Jacinto, in its Triana district, home to famed flamenco dancers, bullfights and sailors who sailed to Spain’s New World in the Americas.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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His throw sailed over second base and all the way to the backstop, allowing Steer to move to third.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
14 June 2026
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Graham quickly sped away in a 2023 white Mercedes.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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His cholesterol had drifted upward slowly enough to avoid urgency.—
Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Knicks fans get engaged during champions parade As the players passed by on floats and confetti drifted through the air along the route up Broadway2, some Knicks fans took advantage of the magical moment.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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A lot of people on this trip had either never traveled outside of the country before, never been on a plane before, never solo traveled before, didn't have these kinds of book communities in their friends and family back home.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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The ball hadn’t even traveled past the infield by the time Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy hung his head in defeat.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
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Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
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The defenseman produced just eight points (two goals, six assists) in 20 games with Florida following the trade and was a minus-1 during Florida’s playoff run that year that ended with the Presidents Trophy winners being swept in the second round by the Tampa Bay Lightning.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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City leaders and entrepreneurs have rushed to embrace the games, staging watch parties, block festivals and bar takeovers.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Law enforcement agencies across the world have rushed to integrate AI into their investigations, promising faster arrests and higher case closure rates.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
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“Bowled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowled. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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