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  • plural of flow.
  • present tense form of flow (3rd person singular).

flows

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

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The deal was paid in large part by funding from insurance companies they owned with Guggenheim, causing controversy but also igniting a wave of interest from private-equity firms to tap in to sports cash flows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Cobbled-together Hormuz flows and even a fully restored East-West pipeline would only marginally help the availability of fuels like gasoline and diesel.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Already before El Nino hit, rivers worldwide were showing "abnormal" flows, WMO said, with 2025 among the three driest years for rivers in 35 years.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Significant water scarcity is declared when river flows remain below the recognised low flow threshold for 30 consecutive days.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

And the magic flowed and flowed from the old witch into the new, the way water flows down the mourn tain.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill