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as in bowing
bending downward or forward
the bowed branches of the weeping willow offered some protection from the rain
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as in succumbed
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit
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as in submitted
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
bowed to the craving for fresh coffee
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as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course
the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea
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as in arched
to cause to turn away from a straight line
you'll have to gently bow the strip of wood in order to fit it in
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Recent Examples of bowed
CBS News,
1 July 2026
After the game, the two teams huddled in the infield with heads bowed in support of Lasko.
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Zach Powell,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Wearing a gray suit and a white face mask, Kim, who has admitted receiving the gifts but denied they were tied to favors, quietly listened to the verdict with her head bowed.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
Here’s the first trailer for The Weight, the directorial debut of Padraic McKinley that bowed at Sundance in January.
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Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
The emperor appears naked with his head bowed.
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Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Cameras were poised at every side of AJ Dybantsa’s table, where the Brigham Young forward sat with his elbows resting on his knees and head bowed.
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Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
His supporters rewarded him with a landslide victory, then held their tongues as the Conservative leader bowed to rancorous calls to resign amid the Partygate scandal after three years in office.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
While Princess Kate, 44, went in for a kiss, Lowther-Pinkerton bowed his head in reverence.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Verb
France coach Didier Deschamps bowed when his star came to the bench after he was substituted in the 85th minute.
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CBS News,
1 July 2026
After the game, the two teams huddled in the infield with heads bowed in support of Lasko.
—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Wearing a gray suit and a white face mask, Kim, who has admitted receiving the gifts but denied they were tied to favors, quietly listened to the verdict with her head bowed.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Here’s the first trailer for The Weight, the directorial debut of Padraic McKinley that bowed at Sundance in January.
—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
The emperor appears naked with his head bowed.
—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Cameras were poised at every side of AJ Dybantsa’s table, where the Brigham Young forward sat with his elbows resting on his knees and head bowed.
—
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
His supporters rewarded him with a landslide victory, then held their tongues as the Conservative leader bowed to rancorous calls to resign amid the Partygate scandal after three years in office.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
While Princess Kate, 44, went in for a kiss, Lowther-Pinkerton bowed his head in reverence.
—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowed
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.
Adjective
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The beat comes on lowered expectations, after the company gave disappointing guidance in February that fell short of analyst estimates.
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For video, the Avata 360 supports a standard color profile with the same naturally vibrant tones as its JPGs, or a 10-bit flat D-Log M profile with lowered contrast and saturation.
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One man ultimately succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Five people died at the scene, while a sixth person succumbed to their injuries in hospital, police said.
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Participants will have to stick to an average speed of below 50 kilometers an hour, on roads open to regular traffic, and will be submitted to time controls, passage checks, average speed trials and regularity trials.
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McClure said Jefferson worked on the draft in between other obligations, and on June 28, the committee submitted it to Congress.
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In the final minute of stoppage time to end the first half, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi curved his free kick right in front of the goal, seemingly just one perfect touch away from a goal.
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If spacetime is curved, then the path of light is also curved.
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She was braced against a near-vertical gray rock on a steep part of the mountain, with her back unnaturally arched and her face pointed at the sky, eyes open.
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The ceiling is arched and lined with skylights to allow for light in walkway.
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
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But for most of the world, and particularly for countries and companies caught unprepared, the impact on GDP is clearly downward.
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Spiritual progress requires fighting against the natural downward inclination of our souls—though fighting, oddly, is also the problem.
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“Bowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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