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as in flow
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as in beam
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as in to flow
to move in a stream
blood streaming out of a wound
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as in to drift
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
cars streaming along the freeway
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Recent Examples of stream
Colin Wrenn, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
Several clubs have endured rocky television broadcasting contract situations that have threatened vital revenue streams.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Lawrence Yee, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Tune in on Tuesday to catch all the South American World Cup Qualifiers and stream them live on Fanatiz.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
That the elegant display is retired at 6 p.m. each night may be good for keeping the late crowd from dipping their heads directly under the stream.
—Colin Wrenn, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
Several clubs have endured rocky television broadcasting contract situations that have threatened vital revenue streams.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
The 2025 World Figure Skating Championships are airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Tune in on Tuesday to catch all the South American World Cup Qualifiers and stream them live on Fanatiz.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stream
Noun
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These chemicals also threaten the water when products containing them are dumped onto the ground or into lakes and rivers. PFAS have been found in nearly half of the nation's tap water.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The negotiators are working out how to divide cuts to water supplies as the river’s flows shrink and precipitation becomes less reliable.—
Elise Schmelzer,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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Social and political changes abroad disrupt markets and hurt the flow of goods between countries.—
Simon Dae Oong Kim,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Nor can trials easily restart, if the flow of money picks back up.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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The residence was rebuilt from the ground up using custom beams milled from historic 1900s timbers, providing of charm and character, but state-of-the-art smart home technology has been added for convenience.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Delivered in 2022, the yacht has a beam (or width) of about 44 feet and spans three decks, with each one offering a selection of spots to sunbathe, stretch out or enjoy a coffee with a view.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the loss to UNLV, Bo Kimble poured in 42 points, including a left-handed free throw in honor of Gathers that drew a standing ovation.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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There’s also a trolley holding spirit casks that gets wheeled out for guests to enjoy a brandy or cognac poured straight from the cask as a post-dinner digestif.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2025
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The body meld transforms into a mind meld near the end, when each woman shoots streams of shiny water from their eyes, with the separate rivulets crashing into each other to form a floating, fiery disco ball heart.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
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But, as Barak argues, people experience heat not as remotely sensed data points but in rivulets of sweat.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The rural exists outside the currents of the globalized economy; farmers are a relic whose disappearance is inevitable in the face of modernization and the transition to a greener future.—
Bartolomeo Sala,
The Dial,
27 Mar. 2025
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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These top-of-the-line models should only be reserved for people interested in experiencing the best ray tracing in the latest titles.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
27 Mar. 2025
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During the day, sunlight will be reflected by slanted mirrors that close off the library, illuminating the columns and surrounding statues of the portico that have never in all the library’s 255-year history been penetrated by the rays of the sun.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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That episode led to the diversion of the Turia watercourse, which meant that a large part of the city was spared of these floods.—
Teresa Medrano,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Nov. 2024
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The flash floods battered regions like Barrio de la Torre in Valencia, where narrow streets became lethal watercourses.—
Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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“Stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stream. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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