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noun

ˈbōl How to pronounce bowl (audio)
Definition of bowlnext
as in stadium
a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators a new bowl for the football team

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verb

1
as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily bowling along in my spiffy new car

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2
as in to race
to proceed or move quickly bowled through the test and was the first one to hand in the booklet

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Recent Examples of bowl
Noun
Add the salt, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, chili powder and cumin to a small mixing bowl. — Peter Burke, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025 At Bob’s Bar and Beachcomber Café, guests can order Brando’s favorites, such as his signature smashburger and The Real Bounty, a rich coconut ice cream served in a coconut bowl and drizzled with chocolate. — Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
An arcade, escape rooms, and bowling center offer spots for a little friendly competition, and the whole family can enjoy nightly movies at The Greenbrier Theatre. — Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024 The event, open to the public, drew in club players and their families, transforming a simple afternoon of bowling into a heartfelt initiative. — Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bowl
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowl
  1. stadium
  2. flow
  3. race
  4. coliseum
  5. brush
  6. speed
  7. glide
  8. hurry
Noun
  • When Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida in October, peeling the roof off Tropicana Field like a ripe orange, the Tampa Bay Rays were left to scramble to find a stadium for the 2025 season.
    — Brett Knight, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The operation resulted in 65,000 pieces of anti-Castro literature being distributed across Latin America, and within the United States, the CIA collaborated with Catholics to hold a Mass at a Miami stadium that was attended by 25,000 people.
    — Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of stadium
Verb
  • Conversation flowed into dinner, where the crowd discovered another accessory waiting for them: a luggage tag, ready for the next trip.
    — Kristen Tauer, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of flow
Verb
  • In the summer months, hundreds of peak baggers set out at 2 a.m. or earlier to race for the summit of Longs Peak before the famed afternoon thunder storms start to roll in.
    — Sean McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
  • But that's what's amazing about this sport, and about racing in Formula 1.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of race
Noun
  • The lush, five-star, Orange County resort also boasts a striking coliseum pool, ocean-view golf, a handful of bar and dining establishments and plenty of picturesque walking paths.
    — Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Ridley Scott’s epic return to the coliseum also missed out on best director and leading man, although Denzel Washington — who has never been BAFTA-nominated before — did get a supporting actor slot.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of coliseum
Verb
  • Southwest brushed off Frontier’s latest promotion and highlighted its larger network.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The Sacramento native recently appeared in the indie drama The Last Showgirl (2024), alongside Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis and brushed off her sitcom chops in Netflix’s basketball comedy Running Point (2025–present), starring Kate Hudson.
    — Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of brush
Verb
  • To make those procedures work well, the legislators might increase the budget for the judicial system by a tiny amount earmarked just to speed along these proceedings.
    — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The system, designed by Lufthansa Technik for Bombardier, is a spectrum of 24 pre-programmed daylight settings to naturally speed up one’s biological clock.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of speed
Verb
  • White House Chief Usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito) glides around the White House in his tux, putting out fires and cultivating a pleasant experience for guests.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
  • For this reason, creamy stick foundations and sheer liquid formulas that glide onto the face are the best option.
    — Marie Courtois, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of glide
Verb
  • But once Friday night surge prices spike to unprecedented highs and he’s tasked between accepting more rides or hurrying over to the club for his duet with Janine, he’s caught between his trademark pragmatism and his newfound romance.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
  • But hurry, as popular styles are already selling out.
    — Averi Baudler, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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