FLOWED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

flowed

verb

past tense of flow

as in poured

to move in a stream water was flowing over the dam at a tremendous rate

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as in drifted

to move or proceed smoothly and readily as everyone relaxed, the conversation really started to flow

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Recent Examples of flowed Both Kpler and Windward showed around five ships – total – exited the Strait of Hormuz on the day Wright said 20 million barrels flowed out of the Arab gulf region. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 In Nebraska, millions of federal grant dollars have flowed to a statewide health information exchange nonprofit that has cooperated with the effort. — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 The different notions of time, and their ultimate compatibility, flowed from this symmetry, which was unlike any that physicists had seen before. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 With all the different panels, films and performances, ‘Milestones’ is designed to flow the way Miles’ career flowed so that people can get a really good overall picture of him. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 According to regulators, the investments all flowed through Spaventa. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Jeffrey’s look flowed beautifully and his design was striking. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026 Large-scale arts funding has not always flowed through film and media arts organizations at the same level as other cultural institutions. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 For multiple seasons and years, and from Season 0 beta in December 2024 to the latest season, the content has flowed steadily. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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Dreaming up ‘The Curse of a Forsaken Heart’ was the first time my creative voice poured back in.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
The victim was left naked on a floor with head injuries and broken ribs, and one attacker poured floor cleaner onto his open wounds.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

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Washington instead drifted to his right as Mendoza threw, allowing Woodaz to undercut and intercept.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
But now, Wright says Wendy’s has drifted from some of those qualities, telling investors that decisions made in the interest of cost and efficiency had degraded some of the food quality that set the chain apart.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of drifted

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As reporters and Mangione fans streamed out of the courthouse, instantly greeted by a swarm of cameras and curious passersby, Thompson’s family issued a statement that refocused the human stakes of the proceedings.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
His state trial will not be televised, despite Mangione's legal team previously requesting the court proceedings be live-streamed, according to Vanity Fair reporting.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of streamed

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On Thursday afternoon, Shadow glided into the nest with KD1 not far behind, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that runs the livestream.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Jones, in the first major race of his political career, faces a staunch challenge in Thompson, who has held the seat for 30 years and glided into the general election with almost 41% of the vote.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of glided

Verb

The Lakers made the playoffs in 2013 but were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round, just weeks after Kobe Bryant suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon tear.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
In the small community of Waiohinu on the southern point of Hawaii's Big Island, a mudslide swept through and destroyed about a dozen homes.

— Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of swept

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Streams of cool kids dressed in all-black tank tops, slip dresses and leather pants crammed into the old town, sipping cocktails as DJs slid faders.

— Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Cisco Systems — Shares slid 2% after HSBC cut its rating on the networking equipment maker and cut its price target to $120 from $137.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

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