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flow

[floh] / floʊ /
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
WEAK
trickle

Example Sentences

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“It keeps us together and things flow more naturally,” Mattig-Smith said.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

"It's starting to flow now … I just see it picking up such speed, and it's not going to go backwards; it's going forward, for sure," she said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The firm sees BTC behavior as signaling that investors trying to exit at a break-even level are getting their chance, and money flow coming in now represents more-optimistic bets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Yield-hungry investors need to check whether cash flow and earnings are enough to cover attractive seeming payouts.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

An endless flow of fish pounded the outer wall, but it would take more than fish to damage the mighty Juggernaut.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

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