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noun

Definition of streamnext
1
as in river

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as in flow

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3
as in beam

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verb

1
as in to pour
to cause to flow in a stream his eyes were streaming tears

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2
as in to flow
to move in a stream blood streaming out of a wound

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3
as in to drift
to move or proceed smoothly and readily cars streaming along the freeway

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Recent Examples of stream
Noun
Meeting's 720p video stream looked noticeably sharper than the 360p image in testing. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 Pla2na/Getty Images Borrowers have spent the last few years trying to keep up with a steady stream of changes to the federal student loan system, many of which have had a direct impact on the extra help that's available for their student loan debt. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Verb
The festival will stream live on Hulu and Disney+, with separate channels for each of the two stages. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026 The annual music festival, which is held each year in Chicago's Grant Park, will not only return as a livestream on Hulu this year but will also be available to stream on Disney+ for the first time. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stream
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stream
  1. river
  2. flow
  3. beam
  4. pour
  5. rivulet
  6. current
  7. ray
  8. watercourse
Noun
  • The search teams from across counties, the city and the state used helicopters, boats, sonar, drones and cadaver dogs to search a nine-mile stretch of the river.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The river provides drinking water for 40 million people, irrigation for 5 million acres of farmland, and hydropower for seven states.
    — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of river
Noun
  • Before then, a creek naturally allowed the flow of surface water down Television Road, court documents say.
    — Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • The long walk through the woods was followed by a circle meeting on the beach bathed in a spectacular orange-flow sunset, where people shared memories of Seman.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of flow
Noun
  • Their beams cut through smoke and darkness, while charred cars were parked in the street and in apartment courtyards.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The home features exposed beams throughout along with wide-plank hardwood floors and water views in nearly every room.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of beam
Verb
  • Unlike many of its Big Tech peers, Apple isn’t pouring billions into building new data centers.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • By late July, four of seven new towers were already standing; the machinery for the highway-side terminal was complete; the village terminal foundations were poured; and the new cabins had arrived.
    — David Caraccio Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of pour
Noun
  • Madly sentient guts spill from the sitter’s back in swollen rivulets.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • Our beach quickly turned into a morass of clay, cut through by dozens of fast-flowing rivulets.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of rivulet
Noun
  • To solve this problem, the researchers introduced magnesium ions and applied an electric current.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
  • An increasingly high number of Georgia drivers are paying four figures a month just to keep their car payment current.
    — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of current
Noun
  • Traditional gamma-ray spectrometers measure only the total energy an incoming photon deposits inside a single detector block.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In the latest social media trend, the quest for the darkest tan has people forgoing sunscreen and seeking peak ultraviolet ray exposure.
    — Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of ray
Noun
  • Father and son were swept away by a landslide in the city of Arequipa in a neighborhood built directly over an ancient natural watercourse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • At the same time, there are riparian natives — those that grow along watercourses — which may need regular attention in terms of water needs for many years after planting.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of watercourse

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