flows

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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issue, abundance n.
issue, surge, run out v.

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

If partial pipeline flows aren’t restored in the coming days, more crude shipments could be scrapped, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Initial concerns over extended disruptions to pipeline flows from Saudi Arabia seem to be easing, say ANZ Research analysts in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

"This arrangement enabled us to pack in much more ytterbium. In our particles, the light energy coming in flows almost entirely in one direction, inward toward the erbium ions."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The International Energy Agency recently pushed its timeline for normalized Middle East energy flows into 2027 from late 2026 previously.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Just as he says this, Bad Leg’s voice reaches my bones—it’s as smooth as a river, and it ebbs and flows and ripples at just the right moments.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi