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as in rolls
to move in a stream
blood streaming out of a wound
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as in drifts
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
cars streaming along the freeway
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as in flows
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as in beams
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Recent Examples of streams
Luke Chinman, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The game streams on Paramount+, according to the USA Rugby website.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
But inside, slabs of colored glass, hunks of polished resin, and sundry material experiments gleam like mirages in the sunlight that streams in from the ceiling and windows.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Each camera runs on solar power, streams in crisp UHD, and installs wire-free, so there are no cords or constant battery swaps to deal with.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The show streams the next day on Hulu.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The series, which began in Australia in 2018 and now streams in many places throughout the world via Disney, BBC, ABC and more, is full of both laughs and profound moments, not to mention a memorable cast of characters.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
Cold as Balls, which also streams on Hart’s Facebook page, is presented by Old Spice, and produced by Hartbeat and OBB Pictures.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
New data streams from devices like cell phones and websites simply didn’t exist before.
—George Bradt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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The show streams the next day on Hulu.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The game streams on Paramount+, according to the USA Rugby website.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
But inside, slabs of colored glass, hunks of polished resin, and sundry material experiments gleam like mirages in the sunlight that streams in from the ceiling and windows.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Each camera runs on solar power, streams in crisp UHD, and installs wire-free, so there are no cords or constant battery swaps to deal with.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The show streams the next day on Hulu.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The series, which began in Australia in 2018 and now streams in many places throughout the world via Disney, BBC, ABC and more, is full of both laughs and profound moments, not to mention a memorable cast of characters.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
Cold as Balls, which also streams on Hart’s Facebook page, is presented by Old Spice, and produced by Hartbeat and OBB Pictures.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
New data streams from devices like cell phones and websites simply didn’t exist before.
—George Bradt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streams
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Their pub has 16 beers on draft as well as pizza and a sit down restaurant while their tasting room and shop has beer to go, beer pours and merchandise.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Essential safety tips for heavy rain When heavy rain pours, the risk of flooding and treacherous roads rises.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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An inner radiative zone (makes up 70 percent of the Sun by radius), where energy flows smoothly and the whole region spins together like a solid ball, and the outer convective zone (the remaining 30 percent), where hot gases swirl chaotically and spin at different speeds depending on location.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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And just like historical colonialism, this influence flows primarily in one direction – from powerful tech companies to the rest of us.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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And more than 60 million Americans rely on drinking water from rivers and aquifers whose sources are within national forests.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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That’s because higher sea levels can creep up into drains designed to send water into rivers and the bay, sending water bubbling back out into the street rather than away from it.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The design leans rustic (give or take a couple of Togo chairs), with moss green paneling, tartan upholstery, and wood beams running throughout.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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When the spacecraft fly over radio-quiet antenna arrays, tuned to listen for the quietest radio waves coming from distant galaxies, the noise from the satellites' internal electronics obscures some of the precious observation frequencies even when Earth-facing internet beams are switched off.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps those latent rivulets reside in machines.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Look for opportunities to plug CCU into existing processes with minimal disruption.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Precision meets material innovation Advanced lasers needed to imprint such tiny formats already exist, Tsapatsis explained, but the challenge has been finding materials and processes capable of handling ever-smaller microchips.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The waterways that have earned the city the nickname Venice of America.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Then, as the orange sun dips lower, leaders drive small groups off to different ponds and waterways around the preserve.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Streams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streams. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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