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 This is the layer of the stack where the first wave of money has flowed. — Nimit Mehra, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Energy flowed out of my body like sweat on a blistering hot day. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026 Still, by the end of the concert, a soggy yet determined crowd of 4,750 had flowed through the park grounds. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 Missile and drone stockpiles grew as money flowed to terrorist proxies across the Middle East. — Shaun McCutcheon, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026 The dress boasted a delicate skirt that flowed in every direction as Johnson braved the New York City winds. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 July 2026 Iran’s bargaining chip Authorities in Iran have repeatedly used the Strait of Hormuz – through which around a fifth of the world’s crude flowed before the war – as a bargaining chip. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Casual bettors originally backed Team USA to win the World Cup at 60-to-1 odds, and that has flowed steadily with every impressive win. — Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 1 July 2026 The shifts reflect a broader change in the parcel market, where Amazon and regional carriers have increasingly competed for traffic that once flowed almost exclusively through UPS, FedEx and USPS. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 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
  • Local 150’s president chairs political committees that have poured money into the campaign of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, a likely 2027 mayoral challenger.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Long before venture capital poured money into AI, decades of federal research also helped build the computing and machine-learning advances that made these systems possible.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of poured
Verb
  • Around the communal tables, conversations paused as traditional Vietnamese court music drifted through the room.
    — Karen Yuan, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • As well as dropping deep, Cruyff also drifted out wide and provided two assists in the group stage with fine crosses.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of drifted
Verb
  • Thousands streamed out of the area, many loading onto MBTA subway and trolley cars.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The sequel outperformed it with 64 million hours streamed in its first three days on the platform, enough to push it to the top of Netflix’s global weekly chart.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of streamed
Verb
  • The particles glided past each other effortlessly.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
  • Up close, the design boasted a ruffled accent along the neckline that added movement to the gown as Saldaña glided around the room.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 20 June 2026
Definition of glided
Verb
  • Gwinnett was an English clergymen’s son who sailed for the colonies in 1762 and opened a general store in Savannah in 1765.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • Most of the crew members had sailed together for years, spending as much time on board as at home; several were related.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of sailed
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  • Total exports of portable air conditioners from China to Western Europe had already surged 70% in the first five months of 2026, before severe summer heat swept the AC-shy continent.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 30 June 2026
  • The comments came after another frustrating series for Guerrero and the team, as they were swept by the Rangers and saw the gap in the division standings grow to more than 10 games.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of swept
Verb
  • Ryan Mendes passed a ball through an Argentine defender’s legs on the right side of the Argentinian box to Deroy Duarte, who calmly took a touch and then slammed a shot through another defender’s legs and then slid it past Martínez into the net.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Tesla — Shares of Elon Musk's electric vehicle company slid 8% even after Tesla reported second-quarter deliveries that surpassed Wall Street's expectations.
    — Davis Giangiulio,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of slid
Verb
  • On Tuesday, French Open champion Alexander Zverev slipped worryingly on the baseline but was able to get straight back up.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 July 2026
  • The employment-to-population ratio slipped to 59% in June, the lowest since October 2021.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of slipped

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