1
as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
bowling along in my spiffy new car
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2
as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
bowled through the test and was the first one to hand in the booklet
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Recent Examples of bowl
Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The counters are sparse — a bottle of mezcal, a bowl of lemons and ginger, a bag of tortilla chips and a case of Topo Chico.
—Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Clemson and Miami will present challenges, but Pry should feel good about taking the Hokies bowling again.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Whisk together avocado oil, vinegar, maple syrup, mustard, pomegranate molasses, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl until creamy.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The counters are sparse — a bottle of mezcal, a bowl of lemons and ginger, a bag of tortilla chips and a case of Topo Chico.
—Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
Despite their struggles, West Virginia is no stranger to bowl success.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Clemson and Miami will present challenges, but Pry should feel good about taking the Hokies bowling again.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowl
Noun
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The Weeknd announces After Hours Til Dawn 2025 tour: Presale, how to get tickets The After Hours Til Dawn tour will hit stadiums across North America starting May 9.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Mayor Michelle Wu and her deputies have argued that the city and Boston Public Schools will retain ownership of the stadium via a lease agreement that will see the new pro team paying rent and sharing use of the facility with BPS student-athletes.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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When temperatures started heating up, ice caps began melting, causing water from the Appalachian Mountains to flow into the Apalachicola River and eventually all the way down to the coast.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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Money flowed away from tanks and submarines and went instead to hospitals and pensions.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Evolving since 2001’s The Fast and the Furious from looking at underground street racing to global espionage, the films have Ludacris playing Tej, a tech-savvy mechanic, race organizer and hacker who is a core member of Dominic Toretto’s (Vin Diesel) crew.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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Forgetting to pay rent can lead to eviction; the sudden urge to race down a freeway could end in a crash.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Reata at the Backstage Club, a nostalgic restaurant and bar atop the old rodeo coliseum, is open for dinner five days a week and lunch weekends.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2025
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The arena’s gate, for example, stands 6 meters higher than that of the original coliseum to allow for the mast of a boat to enter the space in a pivotal scene.—
Andrés Buenahora,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, Hyde’s closeness to the material might be why the film is so eager to brush thornier, messier feelings under the rug in favor of something much less interesting.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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Powder: While the base coat is wet, the nail will be dipped into the colored powder, or the powder can be sprinkled or brushed onto the nail.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trump has promised to cut taxes and ease regulations on business, which could speed GDP growth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Average morning rush commutes at the Williamsburg and Queensboro bridges have sped up by 30%.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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From dancing and gliding across ice to powering through deep snow and even executing leaps and flips, this mid-sized quadruped on wheels proves its unmatched adaptability to various terrains.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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The monastery is also home to pink-robe-wearing novice monks, who train at Taung Kalat, and yetis, or hermit monks, who glide in their peaked caps in quiet contemplation across the precariously balanced complex.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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As the fire roared down a hillside toward their Altadena home, Vanessa Prata and her parents hurried to pack their car.—
Gene Johnson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Jan. 2025
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An aggressive front will hurry Allen in the hopes of avoiding a shootout.—
The Athletic,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowl. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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