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
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Simply pour your preferred cleaning solution into the bowl, swirling your brush or sponge against the silicone ridges.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
Tim Ellis, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Araujo, who bowls at Louisiana Tech, and Garcia are friends.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This area, surrounding the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), acts as a kind of galactic mixing bowl, swirling gas and dust and emitting shock waves ripples.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Simply pour your preferred cleaning solution into the bowl, swirling your brush or sponge against the silicone ridges.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
The four Indian spinners put a titanium clamp on the scoring rate, bowling 37 overs between them and taking nine wickets.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Araujo, who bowls at Louisiana Tech, and Garcia are friends.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowl
Noun
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When Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida in October, peeling the roof off Tropicana Field like a ripe orange, the Tampa Bay Rays were left to scramble to find a stadium for the 2025 season.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some of the award-winning wines produced by the estate are being sold in baseball stadiums, such as Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, and Yankee Stadium, Elite Auctions said in a news release.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Anytime billions flow into an industry, competition ramps up and stock valuations soar.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The look featured a semi-sheer white top with flowing sleeves and a loose silhouette.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
25 Mar. 2025
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Bowman raced to the top of the leaderboard in qualifying Saturday, during which the red-hot Josh Berry earned the other starting spot on the front row.—
Sam Navarro,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2025
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There are incredibly talented young drivers in this sport who work 24/7 just to keep racing.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The lush, five-star, Orange County resort also boasts a striking coliseum pool, ocean-view golf, a handful of bar and dining establishments and plenty of picturesque walking paths.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes,
5 Feb. 2025
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Ridley Scott’s epic return to the coliseum also missed out on best director and leading man, although Denzel Washington — who has never been BAFTA-nominated before — did get a supporting actor slot.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Southwest brushed off Frontier’s latest promotion and highlighted its larger network.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Sacramento native recently appeared in the indie drama The Last Showgirl (2024), alongside Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis and brushed off her sitcom chops in Netflix’s basketball comedy Running Point (2025–present), starring Kate Hudson.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Like a lot of other companies out there, Volvo has turned to AI to speed up the development process.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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To make those procedures work well, the legislators might increase the budget for the judicial system by a tiny amount earmarked just to speed along these proceedings.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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White House Chief Usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito) glides around the White House in his tux, putting out fires and cultivating a pleasant experience for guests.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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For this reason, creamy stick foundations and sheer liquid formulas that glide onto the face are the best option.—
Marie Courtois,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The replacement crew's brand new SpaceX capsule still wasn't ready to fly, so SpaceX subbed it with a used one, hurrying things along by at least a few weeks.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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But once Friday night surge prices spike to unprecedented highs and he’s tasked between accepting more rides or hurrying over to the club for his duet with Janine, he’s caught between his trademark pragmatism and his newfound romance.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowl. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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