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flows

NOUN

issue, abundance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discharge flood leakage movement outflow progress stream tide wind

STRONG

breeze continuance continuation continuity course current deluge draft draw dribble drift ebb effusion electricity emanation flux gush juice oozing outpouring plenty plethora progression river run sequence series spate spout spurt succession train

Antonyms

STRONG

end few finish lack little need scarcity stop stoppage want

WEAK

trickle

VERB

issue, surge, run out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cascade circulate continue discharge ebb flood glide gush leak overflow percolate pour proceed rush slide spill splash stream sweep swell swirl trickle tumble

STRONG

abound arise brim course deluge dribble emanate emerge emit exudate exude gurgle inundate jet move ooze pass progress pullulate regurgitate result ripple roll sluice spew spring spurt sputter squirt teem void

WEAK

disembogue smooth along well forth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt stop

STRONG

conceal fail lack need take want

Example Sentences

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Flows from east to west, toward the Americas and Europe, are around 77 million DWT.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Flows in digital asset exchange-traded funds “underline this cautious tone,” with data showing outflows from U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs and ether ETFs on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Flows to international bonds have also been elevated since the April tariff announcements.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Flows of helium to the leaking parts of the propulsion system were turned off, and engineers analyzed the problem while Mr. Wilmore and Ms. Williams slept.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

And when he closed with a rousing “As Flows the Rapid River”—and it wasn’t easy to be rousing with four sharps—she actually, really, honestly, truly clapped.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt