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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
Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Generational divide overshadows policy push in NYC Mayor Mamdani’s inaugural Twitch stream.
—FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
All episodes of Off Campus are streaming now on Prime Video.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
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Noun
Grok has access to a real-time data stream from a global social platform, training infrastructure at scale, and an emerging long-term path to power those data centers from orbit using SpaceX launch capacity.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Generational divide overshadows policy push in NYC Mayor Mamdani’s inaugural Twitch stream.
—FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Verb
The AMAs, the largest awards show voted on exclusively by fans, will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.
—Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
All episodes of Off Campus are streaming now on Prime Video.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stream
Noun
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Jason Ulseth, the Riverkeeper’s executive director, estimated there are thousands of dead fish in the river and called it the worst fish kill he’s seen in his 20 years with the organization.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
23 May 2026
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Guests can move between the hotel’s quieter pool and the Mandalay Bay Beach next door, where a lazy river and wave pool offer a more high-energy option during the day.—
Katie Lara,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Three other spillways will be rebuilt for greater capacity and flow.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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The same setup flow works on phone, desktop, and CLI because the surface — chat — is the same.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Built from the bones of a 12th-century hostelry, its hub is a vast, glamorous lounge bar complete with mixologists shaking modern-day mocktails under the ancient beams.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Each had suffered a severe head injury, apparently having been struck by a low-hanging beam on the bridge.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Continuing to pour cool water on the tank could allow the liquid chemical inside to cure at a slower rate — becoming a solid at a slower speed — and reduce the buildup of pressure inside the tank, Covey said.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Silicon Valley’s warring factions are pouring money into congressional primaries.—
Nitasha Tiku,
Washington Post,
23 May 2026
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In this piercing account of the American Dream in tatters, the magnitude of that dimension feels appropriate, echoing the currents of betrayal, fear and death that course through the film like rivulets of blood.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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But rivulets of sunblock still ran down everyone’s necks.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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In many ways, though, this represents not simply an evolution in American pluralism, but a return to one of the deepest currents in America’s own beginnings.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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When the voyeur and his subject begin physically to interact, there is low-key suspense, a hint of danger and a fatalistic romantic current fed by their growing mutual curiosity.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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This is, of course, the complete opposite of what the UV Index was intended for, which was to help people understand the intensity of UV rays in order to make safer decisions about their sun exposure, not to maximize tanning potential.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
22 May 2026
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The release stated that today, a third of sharks, rays and chimaeras are vulnerable to extinction.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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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
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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
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“Stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stream. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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