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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
Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
The supply chain issues have been particularly vexing for franchisees, who rely on a steady stream of doughnuts to meet customer demands.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
Racist has grossed $12.3 million on a budget of $3 million — and is available to stream on Daily Wire+ for $13 a month.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Nicole Kidman introduced her daughter Sunday Rose to a few actors, Daniel Craig arrived with Bryan Lourd, and Taika Waititi held court on the terrace — while security dealt with a stream of hopeful party crashers.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
The supply chain issues have been particularly vexing for franchisees, who rely on a steady stream of doughnuts to meet customer demands.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
In the United Kingdom, the 2025 BAFTAs ceremony will be broadcast on BBC One and available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Viewers in the US can watch along via BritBox.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
Racist has grossed $12.3 million on a budget of $3 million — and is available to stream on Daily Wire+ for $13 a month.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stream
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The virus also can spread through waterfowl by similar means, especially when the property is near a river or a pond.Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
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Police in Scotland are continuing to search for two sisters after they were last seen walking near a river three days ago.Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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This helped keep workers safe while maintaining traffic flows through narrow work zones.Ronald Bisio, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Blocking journalists at every turn, the administration has obstructed the flow of information to the public.Christina Coulter, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
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The half-acre property features the one-bedroom historic home, which has been preserved with original period details like a Rumford cooking fireplace, exposed beams, wide-plank hardwood floors, and windows.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2025
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Across the floor, Cal took to the beam, another one of their strengths.Caroline Price, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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His cultural cachet soon skyrocketed on social media, where hundreds of thousands of followers poured in on his accounts, and collaborators and creatives started coming to the table.Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes, merely nodding in the direction of France (from whence dry vermouth comes) while pouring gin, straight from the freezer, into a glass, also straight from the freezer, can suffice.Tony Sachs, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Surreal images from the novel that could easily have looked silly on screen—a rivulet of blood winds its way across town, from the home where a character dies to his family’s abode, for example—retain their poetic profundity.Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Steaming rivulets of milky turquoise water flowed in channels beside the roadway.Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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The strong atmospheric currents of the polar jet stream also play a role in the region's weather.Samuel Granados, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Their specialized physiology enables them to exploit wind currents and oceanic conditions to an extraordinary degree.Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Heavy snow could in turn make temperatures feel even colder, since fallen snow both absorbs and reflects the sun's rays.Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
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For stunning sunrise views, plan an early morning trip to the top of Cadillac Mountain, which is said to be the first place in the country where the sun's rays touch land.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 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 17 Jan. 2025.
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