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 After Klee announced his death on July 25, tributes flowed on social media for the little dog whose cancer diagnosis was revealed in May. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 The park itself wasn’t crowded during USA TODAY’s visit on July 30, but a steady stream of guests flowed through the front entrance, stopping only for security since there were no admission fees. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 Volatility in its government bond market this year has flowed through into US Treasuries, drawing the ire of Bessent. — Shintaro Inkyo, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 The rooms might be described as spartan, but alcohol flowed freely, sports and activities were abundant, and stays were eminently affordable. — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 There wasn't even money to demolish the building, so the rivers of humanity who once flowed through the grand space were replaced by voyeurs from the world come to gawk at its cavernous shell. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026 Details of sewage spill into Manatee River The remaining sewage, approximately 9,700 gallons, entered two stormwater retention ponds and then flowed into a mangrove area that flows into the Manatee River, the report said. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 With the cloak, heat flowed around the core and returned to its original path, leaving the external temperature pattern largely undisturbed. — New Atlas, 29 July 2026 And the quadrangular system of roads — state, county and township — and all that flowed from them are a historic institutional achievement that drove broader economic and social development. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 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
  • By late July, four of seven new towers were already standing; the machinery for the highway-side terminal was complete; the village terminal foundations were poured; and the new cabins had arrived.
    — David Caraccio Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • In May 2021, Ceuta experienced a similar, sudden influx when more than 8,000 migrants poured in over just two days.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of poured
Verb
  • Sales taxes have drifted gradually higher over multiple decades, said Loughead of the Tax Foundation.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Defeated, the dementor drifted down the aisle and out of sight.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of drifted
Verb
  • In 2025, the data center plans were discussed publicly in Westlake during a January town council meeting and during planning and zoning meetings which were live-streamed and have archived video, according to Westlake’s statement.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Many of those who had streamed into the capital after Wangchuk was forcibly removed from Jantar Mantar in Delhi had endured long train journeys.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 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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  • The ship is regularly sailed and rowed, and on select outings visitors can even take an oar themselves—making Tønsberg one of the few places where World Cup fans can find out just how much harder the real thing is than the stadium version.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • On this day in 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 July 2026
Definition of sailed
Verb
  • 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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  • But with Bogaerts already retired, shortstop Willy Adames had to track down Campusano — who had slid early in the base path to remove himself from the play — to record the final out of the inning.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For the main course, the lamb kabab slid straight off the skewer, charred on the outside and juicy on the inside.
    — Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of slid
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  • Getty Images The MLB best home run bets slipped to an 18-65 record, with three no-bets after two misses on home run props for Chase DeLauter and Julio Rodriguez on Wednesday.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Miami, which lost 12 straight prior to sweeping Philadelphia this week, slipped 2 1/2 games behind the idle Phillies and Arizona, who occupy the final two NL playoff spots.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of slipped

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