flowed

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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flowed

Oil-tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of global crude and crude products flowed through in peacetime, has ground to a halt in recent days.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Alongside clips of forests, pink lakes and people working in a village, a voiceover by Lynch says: "Orisha was once a land where magic flowed through our people."

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The data shed light on how immigration detention has ebbed and flowed so far in 2026.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Hot material consistently rose beneath the day side, flowed across the upper region, cooled as it reached the night side, then sank before returning through the lower mantle.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Their high cheekbones shimmered with silver fae dust, a magic enhancer, and their long purple hair flowed in shiny waves.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega