flow
verb (used without object)
to move along in a stream.
have flowed
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present perfectof flow.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Additionally, record-breaking amounts of money have flowed into the race.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
More life-insurance money is parked in Iowa than any other state, and huge chunks of that money have flowed into private loans managed by the likes of Apollo and its rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Look at H-1B visa workers, for example, that have flowed into high tech and made our high-tech industry the best in the world and make us the most innovative economy, both in technology and pharmaceuticals.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
Tens of millions of dollars have flowed into the state in recent months, culminating this week in a frenzy of events.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
In the hot big bang model described above, there was not enough time in the early universe for heat to have flowed from one region to another.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
