flows 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of flow

flows

2 of 2

noun

plural of flow

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flows
Verb
  • The bulk of the home is this cavernous room, where light either pours or peeks in through various sized windows.
    Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Then investment really pours in.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Or perhaps flying insects that make split-second changes to their flight patterns enjoy torrents of information flowing through their brains that we mere humans can only imagine.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The lakes are often held in place by unstable ice dams and gravel bars that can fail with little warning, unleashing deadly torrents.
    ByAthar Parvaiz, science.org, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • With a not insubstantial piece of Mexico’s economy reliant on production stateside, a cessation of those inflows will logically impoverish a big number of those formerly sustained directly by remittances.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief of the Stock Trader’s Almanac, noted the first calendar month typically starts out positive from a flood of inflows, before weakness creeps in through to the end of the month.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The United States is bracing for its coldest January since 2011 as a massive Arctic air outbreak sweeps across the central, southern, and eastern states.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The Superdome was locked down for security sweeps on Wednesday morning.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • As winter rolls on, Gaza slips deeper into despair.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • As part of their Holiday Collection, there are Cozy Essentials filled with at-home attire like jogging pants, frilly long sleeve shirts, cami slips, henley shirts, scoop tanks and more.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In fact, stronger incomes enable two people to live apart when that is their preference.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • After 1980, housing prices in places such as the New York City metropolitan area and other big cities started to increase faster than incomes.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Flows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flows. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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