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 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

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About 250 pages of Caltrans records obtained by Abridged under the California Public Records Act revealed multiple instances in which unapproved concrete was poured, some of which required crews to tear it up and start over.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Political and business leaders poured cold water on calls from AI giants to slow the pace of technological development, while the prospects of a US-China detente looked slim.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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Sometime after Lizzie and Emma’s estrangement, Nance and Lizzie also drifted apart, and, in 1916, Nance married fellow actor Alfred Hickman.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
The ones who hesitate, or answer in generalities about market opportunity, are usually the ones where the practice has drifted furthest from its original purpose.

— Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of drifted

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Though viewers will be allowed to see the work performed in person, where performers will read from behind glass walls, the piece will also be live-streamed online on a dedicated website.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
When Shanghai Fashion Week went fully digital, the South China Morning Post reported the entire lineup streamed through Alibaba’s Taobao Live, with viewers commenting on shows in real time and buying items while watching.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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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

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The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims slid to 196,000, the fewest since mid-July and down from 206,000 the week before.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Carter slid inside and Thibodeaux rushed from the edge on third-and-5 late in the first half.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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