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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
For decades, a significant share of the world's rough diamonds flowed into Antwerp from Russia.
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Chris Livesay, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
This time, condemnations flowed from across the spectrum — along with demands for an apology that had not come by late afternoon.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The gas flowed through a doorway and into the basement, where the building’s boiler was located.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
From gift cards to life savings The money flowed slowly at first.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Tourism dollars flowed in, even if the prettified Southern history being sold ignored the immoral plague that built its riches in the first place.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Such memories flowed freely this week on social media and in mournful first-person essays.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
An Alberta public inquiry found that the cash to support pipeline opposition flowed to Canadian environmental activist groups through American charities, obscuring the identity of the donors.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
The blood flowed steady for 75 yards.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Chris Livesay, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
This time, condemnations flowed from across the spectrum — along with demands for an apology that had not come by late afternoon.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The gas flowed through a doorway and into the basement, where the building’s boiler was located.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
From gift cards to life savings The money flowed slowly at first.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Tourism dollars flowed in, even if the prettified Southern history being sold ignored the immoral plague that built its riches in the first place.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Such memories flowed freely this week on social media and in mournful first-person essays.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
An Alberta public inquiry found that the cash to support pipeline opposition flowed to Canadian environmental activist groups through American charities, obscuring the identity of the donors.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
The blood flowed steady for 75 yards.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowed
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For more on why AstraZeneca poured billions into China ahead of the trading debut of its shares in New York, read this.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Matt Winkelmeyer Reactions poured in when it was announced that the Super Bowl's halftime headliner would be the popular Puerto Rican artist who performs mainly in Spanish, with some hailing the historic choice and others criticizing it.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The system was able to consistently track how these icebergs split, drifted, and melted over time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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The man's pickup truck drifted over the centerline and struck a school bus head-on.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Gripped with pain, tears streamed down her face the entire two-hour trip from the airport to her parents’ home in Albany.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The service, presented in person and streamed online, began with a prayer for Guthrie.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Ships the length of several football fields glided past tidy parcels of farmland and Soberania National Park, a 55,000-acre natural preserve.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Liverpool levelled just five minutes later, when Wirtz glided away from challenges and set up Ekitike for a sharp finish.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The couple sailed to the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas specifically to visit Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, which opened in December.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Her skis sailed out from under her.—
Will Graves,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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In the days and weeks leading up to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, a nervous kind of hype swept America.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Allan’s resignation adds to the sense that the scandal surrounding the Mandelson appointment cannot be contained and could spell the end of Starmer’s premiership, just 19 months after Labour swept to power in a landslide election that gave it the largest majority in Parliament this century.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Duprey swerved and slid under a vehicle.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Centene — Shares of the health insurance provider slid 5%.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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But in their daring escape through the window, the crown of Empress Eugénie slipped from their grasp and was left battered on the pavement below.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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One of The Kid’s classmates slipped through an inflatable ring in my pool, and her mom had to jump in, fully clothed, after her, but that near mishap only seemed to bring our group closer together.—
Jen Wang,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Flowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowed. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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