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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

Example Sentences

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In a fast-return scenario, flows could rebound rapidly and even briefly exceed pre-war levels if security concerns fully dissipate, though this outcome is considered unlikely, Matt Wright and Panagiotis Krontiras say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

MarketWatch’s Greg Robb and Victor Reklaitis explained that the Fed’s most powerful tool to control inflation is the federal funds rate, which influences how money flows through the economy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Even if maritime traffic resumes, analysts say it will likely take time for shipping activity and oil flows through the region to return to normal levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

“Oil markets tend to project forward, so an extended period of an oversupplied oil market, which assumes uninterrupted global oil flows, could push oil prices into the $60s,” said Thummel.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

All water is potentially part of the ocean which surrounds the earth: in a river it flows downhill in order to realize its potential.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton