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bow

[bou] / baʊ /


NOUN
body movement showing obedience or politeness
Synonyms
NOUN
front of boat
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STRONGEST






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Party leaders have all but asked the candidates at the bottom of the polls to bow out, but understandably the response has been, “Why me? I’m no worse than the others.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Might they write smaller checks or bow out entirely if the conflict drags on?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Bodo/Glimt's dream run in this season's Champions League may be over, but they bow out with heads held high having made history.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Will he bow to US pressure to nix a project to link China and Chile across the Pacific via an undersea fiber optic cable?

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

‘Put them down!’ yelled Renn, leaping at him and trying in vain to reach her bow.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver