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 The discovery of certain minerals, for example, can show that water flowed on Mars long ago, pointing to potentially habitable conditions. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Historic amounts of money have flowed into this year's midterm elections. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026 Teams that historically ebbed more than flowed reversed that. — David Turner, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 But in Sunset Beach, Copley-Botica said those pumps couldn’t keep up with the amount of water that flowed into neighborhoods. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 While the satin Cong Tri gown cascaded down Erivo’s frame and flowed to the red carpet to a puddle of fabric that created a short train, the jacket added a dose of structured contrast. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 On October 28, the 43-year-old actress paired the classic fringe style with extra-long, straight hair that flowed down her back. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026 Editors shaped the zeitgeist from the top down, and information flowed mostly one way. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026 From there, wine flowed as attendees tucked into filet mignon and sea bass while chatting across large burgundy floral centerpieces. — Emily Tannenbaum, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowed
  1. poured
  2. drifted
  3. streamed
  4. glided
  5. sailed
  6. swept
  7. slid
  8. slipped
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  • Elon Musk poured nearly half a billion dollars into the midterms to support Republican candidates, most to help Ken Paxton defeat Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate race.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Quientella Bonner scored 45 points in 1977, Merlakia Jones scored 44 in 1995 and Ronni Williams poured in 43 points in 2017.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of poured
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  • But as the boat drifted nearby under a vast, cloudless sky, a pod of pink river dolphins broke the glassy, reflective surface just yards away, their rosy dorsal fins glistening in the late-afternoon sun.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The big rig traveling in the far right northbound lane of the highway drifted, for unknown reasons, into the right shoulder and hit both vehicles.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of drifted
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  • Amazon’s $75 million deal for Melania included two additional episodes of bonus footage not included in the theatrical documentary that also streamed on Prime Video.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Karol’s TikTok Live performance streamed from Mexico City, Mexico.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of streamed
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  • Outside the double-height windows, bands of pigeons glided through the middle distance.
    — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of glided
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  • Cleopatra and Julius Caesar sailed the river with a 400-ship flotilla.
    — Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn sailed to another strong lead with an Argentine tango inspired by Black Swan.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailed
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  • Brody Heck swept the sprint freestyle events in 2014 before swimming at Notre Dame.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Late in the third quarter, Callaway took a direct snap and swept around left end before galloping in from 25 yards out for a TD.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of swept
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  • The online booking company slid more than 13% after issuing mostly weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Elon Musk’s companies SpaceX and Tesla each slid around 10%, largely in response to the midterm results.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of slid
Verb
  • Shoes are slipped off in corridors before entering the suites, which have simple Japanese names such as Washi (paper), Ishi (stone) and Take (bamboo).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Nvidia, which makes the chips for most of these AI data center projects, slipped just over 1%.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of slipped

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“Flowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowed. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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