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flows 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flow

as in streams

to move in a stream water was flowing over the dam at a tremendous rate

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as in glides

to move or proceed smoothly and readily as everyone relaxed, the conversation really started to flow

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flows

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noun

plural of flow

as in floods

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The canal that flows between Fort Lauderdale resident Harry Rozelle’s house and his church is so infested with bacteria that his teenage son, Cruz, was hospitalized after swimming in it three years ago. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 The liquid flows into the textile and hardens, forming a secure connection. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 The catch is that this data flows through whoever hosts the workflow, and the economics of their model business reward pulling it into weights that get sold to everyone, including your competitors. — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Instead of a traditional lobby, guests enter a salon-style space that flows seamlessly into Benedict, the hotel’s breakfast restaurant. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026 That information flows to the employee’s iPad as part of the repair system. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Iraq is using a vast fleet of trucks to carry fuel oil through Syria and reroute flows away from the Strait of Hormuz, rapidly transforming its neighbor into the Middle East’s top export hub. — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 18 July 2026 Air flows clockwise around these domes, but until now, none of them have been in quite the right spot to drag Canadian smoke south. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Total flows out of the Middle East Gulf region are averaging 15 million barrels per day, the spokesperson said. — Brian Sullivan,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Noun

About 20% of the world's oil flows throw the strait, and Iran's ability to block the flow of tankers has roiled the global economy, sending oil prices soaring. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

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Under dark skies, the Milky Way visibly streams behind Deneb and through Altair like a river of stars.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026
Globally, the event streams on Paramount+ at no additional cost, while DAZN PPV will carry it in the UK and Ireland.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of streams

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It’s made with food-grade stainless steel that is both BPA and phthalate free, and also features a leakproof lid that easily glides back and forth to open or close.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026
With its roll-on applicator, the RoC Derm Correxion Retinol Firming Serum Stick easily glides onto the skin.

— Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

Definition of glides

Noun

At the same time, the world’s 10 hottest years on record have all happened since 2015, and Americans across the country are experiencing climate change in worsening storms, riskier floods and fires, extreme heat and drought.

— Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Despite minimal carbon footprints, children there endure routine droughts, floods, and landslides, disrupting essential services like schools and health clinics.

— Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of floods

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Aperol spritzes flowed off to one side, wine pours in the middle of the room, and plates of salads, seafood, paninis, pasta, and sweets were served—often by Vizzari and Dosio themselves.

— Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Celebrities with reach and personal reasons for going alcohol-free are now designing sparkling aperitifs, functional tonics, craft beers, wines and mixers built to sit comfortably next to anything a bartender pours.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of pours

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Stuck together, wandering through thick green woods for days, the conversation between Sam and Paul drifts in an increasingly disturbing direction.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
But the smoke of loneliness drifts through the song’s 16 minutes, too; this is the sound of being left to sort through your tangle of feelings, of maybe not quite knowing how to do it.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of drifts

Noun

Most of the deaths were in Hengzhou, where the partial collapse of a reservoir dam sent torrents of water into the city and claimed 26 lives, said Ding Wei, the vice mayor of Nanning city, which has jurisdiction over the area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
One significant problem, however, is that red dwarfs spit out harmful torrents of radiation in fierce gusts of their stellar winds, which can strip away a planet's atmosphere.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of torrents

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Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
The third main character, a livestreamer named Jake Deal, cruises the night looking for chaos while narrating to his audience.

— Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of cruises

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Weeks after overflows from Atlanta’s sewer tunnels contributed to the deaths of thousands of fish on the Chattahoochee River, the city’s Department of Watershed Management says its investigating another fish kill on a different river.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
As Connecticut’s climate changes, more frequent and intense storms have lead to more overflows.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026

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