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bowled

verb

past tense of bowl
1
as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily bowling along in my spiffy new car

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2
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 Darren Gaudette bowled a 247 in a 469 two-game series for the Greyhounds. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2026 In the same fifth over, Shafique was bowled without scoring, and Robinson had 2-2 at that point. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 For just the eighth time in history, a side won a Test in England with fewer than 1,000 balls bowled. — Ben Jones aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowled
  1. flowed
  2. raced
  3. sailed
  4. sped
  5. drifted
  6. traveled
  7. swept
  8. rushed
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  • Material from both sides of this line flowed together to assemble the parent objects of Bennu, Ryugu and CI chondrites, with ice acting like glue to bond the fine dust particles together.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Soon after the war started, Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which some 20% of the world’s oil flowed before the conflict, sending shock waves through the world economy.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of flowed
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  • Those gains came even as Treasury yields raced to highs not seen in years, with traders increasing bets of more Federal Reserve rate hikes due to persistent inflation.
    — Jenni Reid,Justina Lee,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Ben Grice took a first-down handoff and raced 88 yards for a touchdown and the Owls (1-3) led 7-0 after one quarter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of raced
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  • Early in the match tiebreaker, De Minaur leaped for a volley and ended up sprawled on the black court inside the O2 Arena before popping back up as Zverev's reply sailed out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But Yamamoto’s throw to third sailed wide, allowing a run to score.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of sailed
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  • Hospital security reported that a vehicle had pulled up, dropped off the victim and then sped away.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hall says that the process can be sped up with quick-cooking grits, but folks will have to figure out the correct proportions of liquid on their own.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • Unfortunately, over the decades, the program has drifted wildly off course.
    — Christina Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But six months later, almost no one was using it, and the model’s outputs had drifted away from the business it was built to serve.
    — Hiromi Nakatani, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of drifted
Verb
  • Tiny creatures like crabs and ants traveled huge distances, encountering all sorts of dangers—driven by the instinct to lay eggs and reproduce at any cost.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Our photographers also visited park openings in Davis and Sacramento, and travelled to the remote Placer County community of Iowa Hill after a sheriff’s deputies engaged in a two-hour shootout with a man who killed a woman in a home nearby.
    — Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of traveled
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  • Lots of layers frame the face, and curtain bangs can be easily swept to the side.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Nepal is recovering from devastating flooding in August that swept several villages, leaving more than 1,400 people dead and nearly 6,000 others missing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of swept
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  • Best of the rest *Adairsville RB Javion Carson rushed for 230 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries in a 35-14 victory over Pickens.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The run game is led by junior Fluff Bothwell, a South Alabama transfer who rushed for 677 yards and six TDs for Mississippi State last season.
    — PJ Green September 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushed

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“Bowled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowled. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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