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 Iran has also created a new pressure point to use against adversaries by blockading the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas flowed before the war. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Urban runoff filled with a noxious brew of fertilizers, stormwater and sewage has flowed into the Seminole County lake from as far as Orlando, Winter Park and Altamonte Springs for decades. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026 The escalation over the strait has seen shipping traffic ground to a halt through the waterway, through which a fifth of the world’s oil flowed before the war. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 July 2026 At Delta, public money flowed again two days after it was stopped. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 15 July 2026 Healthcare is a classic defensive sector, so as the AI trade wobbled and investors booked profits in first-half winners, more money flowed in the direction of companies like J & J, Cardinal and our other Club healthcare name Eli Lilly . — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 July 2026 This let the team observe how water flowed inside, outside, and through the device. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 Dust blew in through holes in the tents, the toilets didn’t flush, fetid water flowed into the dining area and the sleeping quarters. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 The lace-up breastplate, which resembled a Greek sculpture, flowed into a white and ombré grey beaded bottom. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowed
  1. poured
  2. drifted
  3. streamed
  4. glided
  5. sailed
  6. swept
  7. slid
  8. slipped
Verb
  • After Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers, the entire Kansas City Royals dugout poured onto the field.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • The design team’s influence waned as Apple poured its energy into manufacturing the iPhone and other bestsellers with military precision at massive scale.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of poured
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  • Young orcas then gobbled up fish fragments that drifted through the water as their elders tore into what was left of the sunfish’s corpse.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Gorillas gathered by the gate to their den, and African elephants drifted toward their barn.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Definition of drifted
Verb
  • As their national anthem played before the match, tears streamed down the cheeks of the Argentina players, emphasizing their emotional investment in the occasion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Both episodes can be streamed on A&E's website here with a valid TV provider login.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Definition of streamed
Verb
  • 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
  • Silent and purposeful, the pelicans cut through a raucous chaos of gulls at the end of the wharf and glided on into the marsh.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of glided
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  • Courtesy Luxury Living Costa Rica Fortunes sailed away to Europe 300 years ago.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Sears had allowed only a single and faced the minimum 13 batters when Michael Harris II tied the game with a home run that sailed just beyond the tall wall in right field with one out in the fifth.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
Definition of sailed
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  • Morocco winger Gessime Yassine swept the ball home to round off a 4-2 victory over Haiti, making the 20-year-old the youngest goalscorer in Moroccan World Cup history.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Monday’s victory for the Braves was just their second in the last 11 games against the Padres and the first of this season after being swept in San Diego in June.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of swept
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  • By contrast, jobs for education majors and those in the health professions slid 16%.
    — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The same will be true for Wallace, who slid onto all-defense this past season, and for McCain, who fit in seamlessly after arriving in Oklahoma.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of slid
Verb
  • Stocks gained ground Friday as oil prices slipped for the first time in a week, but Wall Street is still heading for a losing week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • About 75% of deals that slipped from the second quarter should come back to IBM before year end, Krishna said.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 23 July 2026
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