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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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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 The Madison River originates inside Yellowstone National Park and flows 183 miles north through southwest Montana, flanked by the Madison Range, the Gravelly Mountains, and the Tobacco Root Mountains. — Condé Nast Traveler, 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 Dozens of other residents and campers were rescued after the Black River, which flows through the area, reached a record-breaking high level, The New York Times reported, citing a Reynolds County floodplain administrator. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 That led to a culture of innovation that still flows from Lal into Lucero today. — Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The Roanoke River flows from Virginia into North Carolina and has lower sections regulated by hydroelectric projects, according to Paddle Guide. — Mark Price july 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026 Egan and the Drakes think what has been contributing to the problem, Egan said, is how water flows from new development uphill. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 Outdoors, dual pergolas and skyline vistas anchor the rooftop terrace, while a wellness pavilion with a massage room, steam shower, and dry sauna sits near a lap pool that flows into an infinity-edge pool. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 July 2026

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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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Advertisement The report contains clues about how Mozilla might be planning to sustain itself if the revenue streams from Firefox dry up.

— Billy Perrigo, Time, 14 July 2026
The union is still negotiating an agreement with Universal Television’s The Four Seasons, which streams on Netflix.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026

Definition of streams

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In any case, the scheme shaping the film’s stakes is introduced from the get-go, in a sultry opening credits scene where the camera glides over curly telephone cords and grasping hands in close-up.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 July 2026
As the Coast Starlight approaches the Bay Area, the train glides past marshlands, open water, and distant city skylines before continuing toward California’s Central Coast.

— Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026

Definition of glides

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Officials said the warning systems built since last year’s catastrophic floods were activated in Kerr County in the early hours before water levels began to rise, allowing for people to react quickly to flooding threats.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Dangerous floods are hitting southcentral Texas — a region that just marked one year since more than 130 people died in catastrophic flooding.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 July 2026

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And, Anthropic’s CEO pours $1 million into a PAC pushing AI regulation.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Down the rock at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, the dining room pours rosé from Bandol and from Bellet, a Niçoise appellation so small that barely anyone outside the region can name it.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

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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

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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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