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flowed

verb

past tense of flow
1
as in poured
to move in a stream water was flowing over the dam at a tremendous rate

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2
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 Private investment is growing—more than $14 billion flowed into nature in 2025—but remains nowhere close to the scale required. — Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Tears and emotions flowed after the game as Lewis’ family embraced the team. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026 At the suburban Richmond voting center, a steady stream of voters flowed in and out. — Ali Swenson, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026 As the deep snow melted, runoff flowed into reservoirs and canals, even inundating roads and fields. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 The sewage flowed into an area next to Sullivan Creek, according to an airport report. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The skirt of the dress flowed with a short train that trailed Beatty on the red carpet. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Follow the Current The kitchen design flowed from a slab of fusion green quartzite. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026 Famously, Stevie’s substance of choice was cocaine, which flowed backstage along with champagne. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowed
  1. poured
  2. drifted
  3. streamed
  4. glided
  5. sailed
  6. swept
  7. slid
  8. slipped
Verb
  • Brooke poured her heart out in the wake of here father’s death, which was later determined to be caused by a heart attack.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Kobe poured his cash into the sports drink startup, ultimately netting an astronomical $444 million return when Coca-Cola acquired the brand and cementing the basketball icon as a legitimate venture capital heavyweight.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of poured
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
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  • Alleigha Botner, his mistress, took the stand this week, as streamed online by Court TV.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Indian audiences streamed 420 billion hours last year, with JioHotstar leading the way with a 58% of the premium VOD viewing.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of streamed
Verb
  • The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of glided
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  • The family sailed on the Lusitania in 1914, a year before a German torpedo sank the ship and killed nearly twelve hundred people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Wearing a headband and a hard look, Chen took a breath and sailed over a man and two motorcycles.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of sailed
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  • The escalation ended a 2022 ceasefire that largely ended fighting in Yemen's civil war, which started when the Houthis swept in from their mountainous heartland and seized much of northern and central Yemen, including Sanaa, 12 years ago.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The escalation ended a 2022 ceasefire that largely ended fighting in Yemen’s civil war, which started when the Houthis swept in from their mountainous heartland and seized much of northern and central Yemen, including Sanaa, 12 years ago.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of swept
Verb
  • And Ohtani slid into the Dodgers’ lineup, hitting second in the batting order for the first time this season, with Mookie Betts leading off against the Padres southpaw.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Arm Holdings — The chip company slid about 6% after the company disclosed in a regulatory filing that finance chief Jason Child sold 10,400 shares of Arm.
    — Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of slid
Verb
  • The audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes also has slipped, from 90% for Season 1 to 69% for Season 2.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • For years, Marset had slipped through the fingers of law enforcement in multiple countries.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
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“Flowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowed. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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