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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
Specialty cocktails flowed throughout the night, while Unfortunate Portrait created live custom sketches, bringing a playful touch.
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Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
In the past two years, historic droughts have left wide dry patches where deep channels once flowed.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
This interface shows what was planned, what ran, where data flowed, and when each piece of data will be erased.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Brandy and Monica were on their feet for almost every song, grooving alongside a captivating ensemble of dancers who flowed through hip hop and contemporary dance styles.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
These sediments tell a tale of ancient river channels that flowed through the area, although not all at once.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Sustained high fountains of lava flowed from Mount Kilauea’s two vents, according to the USGS.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
At night, Umm Ahmad sang to you while the waters flowed through the meandering fields and formed a sweet, lulling sound around the village.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Hogsett ignored his chief of staff Thomas Cook's secret relationship as money flowed to developers.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
In the past two years, historic droughts have left wide dry patches where deep channels once flowed.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
This interface shows what was planned, what ran, where data flowed, and when each piece of data will be erased.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Brandy and Monica were on their feet for almost every song, grooving alongside a captivating ensemble of dancers who flowed through hip hop and contemporary dance styles.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
These sediments tell a tale of ancient river channels that flowed through the area, although not all at once.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Sustained high fountains of lava flowed from Mount Kilauea’s two vents, according to the USGS.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
At night, Umm Ahmad sang to you while the waters flowed through the meandering fields and formed a sweet, lulling sound around the village.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Hogsett ignored his chief of staff Thomas Cook's secret relationship as money flowed to developers.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowed
Verb
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Behind the bar, there’s a microdistillery, where each spirit is made, then poured and labeled by hand.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Congratulations poured in, including from other parents who shared their own stories of grief that led to their rainbow babies.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
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Some from their cohort had gone before — Paul Newman in 2008, Shelley Duvall in 2024, Gene Hackman in February — while others have simply drifted from view.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Its path began in northwestern Tennessee and drifted south over the course of a year.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The whole shabang will be hosted live from the AMC Lincoln Square in New York City and streamed live on the big screen nationally to over 500 participating theatres.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Outer Banks seasons 1-4 can be streamed on Netflix.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Porter, who was wearing forest-green DaddyGoFish waders, glided into the waist-deep rapids and walked a line between them, periodically dipping small plastic bottles into the water and then depositing them into a mesh bag.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Chiles glided around the dance floor in the Mia T-Bar heels by International Dance Shoes in a tan shimmer color.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The final pass of the game from the 11 sailed out of bounds and incomplete.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Balloons in red and white dotted the sky, as the yachts with flags in the same colors sailed by.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Dodgers-Blue Jays matchup marks the fifth World Series in history that one team swept their opponent in the LCS round and the other won in a seven-game series.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The novel follows Eileen O’Malley, 23, who is swept off her feet by naval officer Paul Archer and the two quickly wed.—
Lindsay Kimble,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The biopharmaceutical stock slid more than 5%.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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The broken glass happened because Mako couldn't stop himself while running on the hardwood floor and slid into the cabinet.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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The apple-munching Euphoria actor slipped into Tilda Swinton’s plush period dress from the ravishing 1992 drama, joined by Jeff Goldblum, Wicked’s wizard himself, in sparkly Gucci.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Shares of Honeywell have slipped 4% this year.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Flowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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