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 Famously, Stevie’s substance of choice was cocaine, which flowed backstage along with champagne. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 Everything about the experience, better than water itself, just flowed. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Most of what Arsenal did well here — and there was plenty — flowed through him. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Before the war began in February, a fifth of the world's oil flowed through the Strait of Hormuz but since then, traffic has plummeted, with only small periods of temporary and limited recovery. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 The nonprofit is attempting to restore the cooler waters that flowed before the 2011 Wallow Fire clogged it with sediment, and before decades of munching by both livestock and elk eliminated the shade of streamside willows. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026 For generations, Christian mission flowed primarily from Europe and North America to Africa. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Shipping has been stifled in the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world's oil supply flowed prior to the war. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Over 17 million barrels of oil flowed through the Strait of Hormuz on ships on Monday. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

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About 250 pages of Caltrans records obtained by Abridged under the California Public Records Act revealed multiple instances in which unapproved concrete was poured, some of which required crews to tear it up and start over.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Political and business leaders poured cold water on calls from AI giants to slow the pace of technological development, while the prospects of a US-China detente looked slim.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of poured

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The Rams did secure one interception on Purdy, when Quentin Lake drifted back into zone and Purdy tried to force a ball to Evans and threw it right at Lake.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The impact jostled loose a few petals before the circle of blossoms slowly drifted away on the luminescent blue Bermudian swells.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of drifted

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Clancy, who was accused of murdering her three children in January 2023, has been in the national spotlight the last few weeks as her trial was live-streamed.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
QuoTrek streamed data over FM radio frequencies via satellite.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of streamed

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The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of glided

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And a 26-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin arrived aboard the British Royal Navy ship HMS Beagle, which had sailed from England nearly four years earlier on a mission to chart South America.

— Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 14, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2026
Tyler Shough’s two-point pass attempt sailed over Noah Fant, allowing Detroit to avoid the near-collapse with a 31-30 victory in overtime.

— Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailed

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With German rider Richard Vogel, the Westphalian bay swept the first two show jumping majors of the season, at The Dutch Masters and Aachen, Germany.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The wealthy city’s economy was also battered by a financial crisis that swept across Asia.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of swept

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The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims slid to 196,000, the fewest since mid-July and down from 206,000 the week before.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Carter slid inside and Thibodeaux rushed from the edge on third-and-5 late in the first half.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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