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 That's what happened in 2024, when well over 20,000 votes from that community flowed to Lawler. —

Chris McKenna, USA Today, 22 June 2026 To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few. —

Hilary Gowins, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 Late night parties followed and alcohol flowed, and my memory is of talent of all ages lovingly looking up at the master with tremendous gratitude. —

Warren Littlefield, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026 The closure hit Asia the hardest, since 80% of Persian Gulf oil flowed in that direction, and because the continent, as well as the developing world, is struggling with an energy crisis. —

Daniel Yergin, Time, 20 June 2026 Before the war, around 20% of global oil production flowed through the waterway. —

Lou Robinson, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 Much of that growth has flowed into the same infrastructure debt funding the AI build-out, the data-centre bonds and private credit that carry investment-grade ratings and pay more than ordinary corporate paper. —

Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The Boise River on Thursday flowed at roughly 1,150 cubic feet per second, Koberg said at the press conference — enough for a steady, albeit rapid, float down the river. —

Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2026 From there, the conversation flowed naturally. —

Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

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Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a fairway metal to get within four feet for eagle on the par-five 16th for an even-par 70 that gave him a six-shot lead.

— Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a 3-wood to 4 feet for eagle on the par-5 16th, leading to an even-par 70 that gave him a six-shot edge going into the final round.

— Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026