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 Both Kpler and Windward showed around five ships – total – exited the Strait of Hormuz on the day Wright said 20 million barrels flowed out of the Arab gulf region. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 In Nebraska, millions of federal grant dollars have flowed to a statewide health information exchange nonprofit that has cooperated with the effort. — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 The different notions of time, and their ultimate compatibility, flowed from this symmetry, which was unlike any that physicists had seen before. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 With all the different panels, films and performances, ‘Milestones’ is designed to flow the way Miles’ career flowed so that people can get a really good overall picture of him. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 According to regulators, the investments all flowed through Spaventa. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Jeffrey’s look flowed beautifully and his design was striking. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026 Large-scale arts funding has not always flowed through film and media arts organizations at the same level as other cultural institutions. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 For multiple seasons and years, and from Season 0 beta in December 2024 to the latest season, the content has flowed steadily. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowed
  1. poured
  2. drifted
  3. streamed
  4. glided
  5. sailed
  6. swept
  7. slid
  8. slipped
Verb
  • Dreaming up ‘The Curse of a Forsaken Heart’ was the first time my creative voice poured back in.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The victim was left naked on a floor with head injuries and broken ribs, and one attacker poured floor cleaner onto his open wounds.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of poured
Verb
  • Reilly two-putted for par, and won the match when Cowan's par putt drifted to the right.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On Wednesday, Omani authorities said the spill had drifted to reach the mainland, affecting 25 miles (40km) of the Ras Madrakah coastline, more than 124 miles (200km) away from the tanker.
    — Sarah El Sirgany, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of drifted
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  • As reporters and Mangione fans streamed out of the courthouse, instantly greeted by a swarm of cameras and curious passersby, Thompson’s family issued a statement that refocused the human stakes of the proceedings.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
  • His state trial will not be televised, despite Mangione's legal team previously requesting the court proceedings be live-streamed, according to Vanity Fair reporting.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of streamed
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  • On Thursday afternoon, Shadow glided into the nest with KD1 not far behind, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that runs the livestream.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Jones, in the first major race of his political career, faces a staunch challenge in Thompson, who has held the seat for 30 years and glided into the general election with almost 41% of the vote.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of glided
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  • Some guests have sailed their own boats; few would be caught dead on a big ship.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Rutherford sailed past the Nordic countries of Norway and Sweden just a few days ago, and crossed into waters controlled by the Russian government this weekend.
    — Henry Larson, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sailed
Verb
  • The Lakers made the playoffs in 2013 but were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round, just weeks after Kobe Bryant suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon tear.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the small community of Waiohinu on the southern point of Hawaii's Big Island, a mudslide swept through and destroyed about a dozen homes.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of swept
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  • Streams of cool kids dressed in all-black tank tops, slip dresses and leather pants crammed into the old town, sipping cocktails as DJs slid faders.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Cisco Systems — Shares slid 2% after HSBC cut its rating on the networking equipment maker and cut its price target to $120 from $137.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of slid
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  • Farage, who was a major player in getting Britain to vote to leave the European Union a decade ago, has had strong polling nationally though his numbers have slipped during months of scrutiny of his finances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Sanders, a fourth-round pick in 2024, is a downfield receiving threat who had slipped to third on the depth chart behind Tremble and Evans.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of slipped

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