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as in bowing
bending downward or forward
the bowed branches of the weeping willow offered some protection from the rain
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as in succumbed
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit
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as in submitted
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
bowed to the craving for fresh coffee
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as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course
the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea
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as in arched
to cause to turn away from a straight line
you'll have to gently bow the strip of wood in order to fit it in
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Recent Examples of bowed
Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Instead of your standard dress shoes, Styles finished the look with a perfect pair of minty-green ballet flats with bowed laces.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2026
The building with its bowed windows and a Queen Ann tower had already been around for nine years before its owner placed a classified ad in a July 1897 issue of The Kansas City Times.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Nov. 2025
No racist stereotypes, no demeaning facial expressions, no bowed heads, and no broken bodies from the old Hollywood.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
The ceiling was noticeably bowed, and the floor was partly rotted.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Konig closed his eyes and bowed his head when the verdict was read.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Standing with his 13-year-old son, Liam, in the plaza at the foot of the Imperial Beach Pier on a clear Wednesday morning, Henry bowed his head to pray before paddling out.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
With his head bowed and gaze fixed, the golden retriever looks less like a pet on a routine car ride and more like a main character in a melancholy music video.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Lawson bowed her head and let the tears have their way.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Even when the crew at LateNighter pressed for specifics the day before SNL UK bowed, Peacock remained mum on the premiere time.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Middle East overall bowed to $142K at 299 screens.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
With bowed heads, friends and classmates wrapped their arms around each other.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Instead of your standard dress shoes, Styles finished the look with a perfect pair of minty-green ballet flats with bowed laces.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2026
The building with its bowed windows and a Queen Ann tower had already been around for nine years before its owner placed a classified ad in a July 1897 issue of The Kansas City Times.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Nov. 2025
No racist stereotypes, no demeaning facial expressions, no bowed heads, and no broken bodies from the old Hollywood.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
The six-episode podcast series bowed in January.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
The ceiling was noticeably bowed, and the floor was partly rotted.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Konig closed his eyes and bowed his head when the verdict was read.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Standing with his 13-year-old son, Liam, in the plaza at the foot of the Imperial Beach Pier on a clear Wednesday morning, Henry bowed his head to pray before paddling out.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
With his head bowed and gaze fixed, the golden retriever looks less like a pet on a routine car ride and more like a main character in a melancholy music video.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Lawson bowed her head and let the tears have their way.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Even when the crew at LateNighter pressed for specifics the day before SNL UK bowed, Peacock remained mum on the premiere time.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Middle East overall bowed to $142K at 299 screens.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowed
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For video, the Avata 360 supports a standard color profile with the same naturally vibrant tones as its JPGs, or a 10-bit flat D-Log M profile with lowered contrast and saturation.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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Dethleffs had to be particularly creative with the toilet room, walling off a private space separate from the remainder of the open floor plan that fits in below the lowered roof.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
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Mortgage rates have been volatile for the last month as the war in Iran roils the bond market, but lately, home borrowing rates have been on a downward trajectory.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Once stacking is complete, a compression structure will apply downward precompression to the module stack.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
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“Bowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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