1
as in flowing
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
bowling along in my spiffy new car
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2
as in racing
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 bowling
Nor does bowling for these five warriors.
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Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
On Deck 16, find family activities from bowling to basketball and arcade games.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Ahmed started learning his leg-spin by watching YouTube videos of the late, great Shane Warne and spent a joyful 40 minutes bowling in front of his hero on the Nursery Ground at Lord’s in 2017.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The Florida International University Panthers are going bowling after finishing 7-5 this season.
—Mike Cugno, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
On Deck 16, find family activities from bowling to basketball and arcade games.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Ahmed started learning his leg-spin by watching YouTube videos of the late, great Shane Warne and spent a joyful 40 minutes bowling in front of his hero on the Nursery Ground at Lord’s in 2017.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The Florida International University Panthers are going bowling after finishing 7-5 this season.
—Mike Cugno, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowling
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Drivers will discover that the design causes unavoidable backups in both directions on Broward Boulevard, plus confusing and hazardous lane changes to avoid traffic flowing from the opposite direction.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tucker County sits high on the ridge, with no rivers flowing into it and limited water storage.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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Whilst the Yangtze River Delta has become the nexus of full-stack, frontier generative AI models, Shenzhen is racing ahead as the powerhouse of China’s embodied AI and hardware efforts.—
Brian Wong,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Our roundtable on states racing to redraw maps ahead of the midterms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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The 364-foot Leviathan was delivered to the billionaire gaming visionary in November 2025, but was recently captured cruising the Bahamas by photographer Guillaume Plisson.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
6 May 2026
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The driver of a truck for H&S Family of Bakeries was seen in the video cruising along the highway when the aircraft made impact.—
Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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Did the connotations of travelling with Spirit carry a sense of embarrassment?—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Residents of multiple countries, including the United States, are being monitored for hantavirus after traveling on the MV Hondius, an Oceanwide Expeditions cruise ship now tied to several cases of the virus.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The ban will affect passengers sailing on Utopia of the Seas, which visits Nassau on Tuesday, plus Oasis of the Seas and Wonder of the Seas in port at CocoCay.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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At the time of publication, the ship is sailing on a three- to four-day journey that began the evening of May 6 from Cape Verde to the Canary Islands, where Spanish authorities have agreed to assist the imperiled vessel.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Senior Stanley Filiaga was the driving force of the Scorpions’ offense.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Limited supplies are leading to higher prices The memory crunch is driving downstream cost increases that are weighing on the hyperscalers.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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The track features Paul Wall and finds Lil’ Boat gliding over production from Bronson and Daringer with ease.—
Mikey Fresh,
VIBE.com,
4 May 2026
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Moreover, the missile uses a gliding approach to reach its target.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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When that lightsaber goes flying across the Wampa cave?—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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JetBlue, for example, is offering $99 one-way fares for Spirit customers flying on the same route through Wednesday, May 6.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
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“Bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowling. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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