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Which instrument requires a bow to play?

bow

[bau] / baʊ /


NOUN
body movement showing obedience or politeness
Synonyms
NOUN
front of boat
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Clue leads to clue in next to no time, this being an episodic show that needs to tie a bow around an investigation in something like 42 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

At the time, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said she would bow to the Inspector General's findings.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Trump, in a tuxedo, and the first lady, in black formal pants and a white shirt with an oversize white bow, welcomed the Chinese leader and his wife Peng Liyuan, who wore a red gown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The bow shock's size and shape suggest that RXJ0528+2838 has been producing a powerful outflow for at least 1000 years.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

But if there were any feelings of ill will, they melted away when Duane handed him the present, complete with the yellow ribbon bow.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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