as in stadiums
a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators
a new bowl for the football team
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as in flows
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
bowling along in my spiffy new car
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as in races
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 bowls
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
The standard park events, featured for both male and female skateboarders and BMX riders, sees athletes perform various tricks on obstacles like ramps, bowls, quarterpipes and ledges across a single run through a course.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
These bowls are for those whose ideal salad contains something roasted.
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Erin Bunch,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 June 2026
Freestanding fireplaces, fire bowls, chimeneas, even tabletop bonfires can deliver a smores-worthy night out at home.
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Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The salmon don, with quinoa, shimeji mushroom and wakame salad is particularly good, and the build-your-own bowls are to health food lovers what pic ‘n’ mix is to children.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
Popular dishes include pho, vermicelli bowls and fresh spring rolls.
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Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
The place was largely filled with Japanese families and folks in their late 20s, all ordering bowls of spaghetti infused with interesting flavors like cod roe, shiso leaves and seaweed.
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Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Avocado can also easily be incorporated into salads or bowls.
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Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
18 June 2026
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Outdoor water bowls for pets should be emptied and refilled daily.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
And avoid leaving pet food bowls out overnight, as this gives mice an easy meal when the house is quiet.
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Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
President Richard Nixon bowls at the Executive Office Building in 1971.
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Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
The news station reported that Henderson bowls most days after school, and that his goal is to one day play in a professional bowlers league.
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Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
Kai is also set to offer a special lunch menu featuring sandwiches from $13 to $15, rice bowls from $16 to $19 and bento boxes starting at $15, the latter of which come with miso soup, the choice of one sushi roll and the choice of two sides.
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R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Drizzle bowls with olive oil for extra flavor and glam.
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Rick Bayless,
Midwest Living,
13 May 2026
Clean your pet's food bowls regularly.
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Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
Dump standing water from fountains, pet bowls, and plant saucers to stop mosquito breeding.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
The standard park events, featured for both male and female skateboarders and BMX riders, sees athletes perform various tricks on obstacles like ramps, bowls, quarterpipes and ledges across a single run through a course.
—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
These bowls are for those whose ideal salad contains something roasted.
—
Erin Bunch,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 June 2026
Freestanding fireplaces, fire bowls, chimeneas, even tabletop bonfires can deliver a smores-worthy night out at home.
—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The salmon don, with quinoa, shimeji mushroom and wakame salad is particularly good, and the build-your-own bowls are to health food lovers what pic ‘n’ mix is to children.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
Popular dishes include pho, vermicelli bowls and fresh spring rolls.
—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
The place was largely filled with Japanese families and folks in their late 20s, all ordering bowls of spaghetti infused with interesting flavors like cod roe, shiso leaves and seaweed.
—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Avocado can also easily be incorporated into salads or bowls.
—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
18 June 2026
Verb
On the corner of Potomac Street, Cannonball Deli serves sandwiches, salads, and bowls at breakfast and lunchtime.
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Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Outdoor water bowls for pets should be emptied and refilled daily.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
And avoid leaving pet food bowls out overnight, as this gives mice an easy meal when the house is quiet.
—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
President Richard Nixon bowls at the Executive Office Building in 1971.
—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
The news station reported that Henderson bowls most days after school, and that his goal is to one day play in a professional bowlers league.
—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
Kai is also set to offer a special lunch menu featuring sandwiches from $13 to $15, rice bowls from $16 to $19 and bento boxes starting at $15, the latter of which come with miso soup, the choice of one sushi roll and the choice of two sides.
—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Drizzle bowls with olive oil for extra flavor and glam.
—
Rick Bayless,
Midwest Living,
13 May 2026
Clean your pet's food bowls regularly.
—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowls
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In that tournament, 24 national teams participated, and stadiums were at about 96% capacity.
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The majority of the stadiums in the most recent tournament, which was hosted by Qatar, had maximum capacities of around 45,000 people, according to FIFA.
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As humanitarian aid flows from South Florida to Venezuela following devastating earthquakes, local Venezuelan Americans are navigating a desperate search for news of missing family members.
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From that premise, a healthy organization depends on a cascading effect that starts at the top and flows through three key domains.
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Anthropic has accused the Chinese firm Alibaba of launching the largest attack yet attempting to clone Claude, as China races to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s leading model following Mythos’ release and subsequent restriction from foreign markets.
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Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.
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On the road, ordinary gyms suddenly felt like coliseums.
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Whether your cart navigates the back nine, cruises the cul-de-sac, patrols the campground, or anchors an off-grid lifestyle, this upgrade extends beyond performance considerations.
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As if rapping from a speeding time machine, Wiki flows about yellow taxis turning into Uber Eats over an instrumental that cruises from a soft breakbeat into a total breakdown of glitchy scratches courtesy of Lil Ugly Mane.
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Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, preventing smothering and speeds up decomposition for reuse.
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The First Alert Weather Team is keeping an eye on this next storm system, just in case the timeline speeds up.
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Bryce Harper, star slugger, the Phillie Phanatic's best friend, and baseball hero to children of all ages, brushes his teeth.
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These stocks have climbed for weeks as the market brushes off the narrative that AI is a threat to the cybersecurity industry.
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Faced with ambiguity, the mind rushes in to solve it — to know.
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Traffic rushes by on the surrounding streets, but within the 16-acre neighborhood of Culdesac, cars are conspicuously absent.
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“Bowls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowls. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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