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bowing

[boh-ing] / ˈboʊ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
bending
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After all, PlayStation does have a reputation for bowing to its most feral customers’ demands throughout the decades.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

That may explain why this creature of the theater who was so graceful leading an orchestra and so enjoyed talking to the audience turned stiff and awkward when bowing to acknowledged applause.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

The sight of Salah scoring - then kneeling down and bowing his head to the floor in an act of prostration that Muslims call Sujood - will never be forgotten.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

Podcasts can run forever, but some hosts are bowing out as celebrities and YouTube dominate the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

With Midnight still bowing, she lifts both whips and flicks them.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

She couldn’t stop herself from stealing a peek at the school conductor’s score, copying bowings and poring over the details, but she didn’t indulge any dreams of taking the podium herself.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

“I changed his position, his bowings, his fingerings, and I was just in absolute shock that he was able to take everything in so quickly. I knew I was working with somebody special.”

From Washington Post Sep. 14, 2021

For the first time they were rehearsed properly, with clear phrasing, articulations and unified bowings for the string players.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2020

Whatever the work, he insisted on using his own set of parts, and for those that he played with "modern" as well as "period" orchestras, he had two sets with appropriate bowings.

From The Guardian Jul. 27, 2010

Finally, with many thank-yous and bowings and scrapings and warmest wishes to their beautiful wives and distinguished husbands, he departed the room.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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