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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
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Minor urban and small stream flooding is possible.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Episodes will also stream on HBO Max.
—Joyce Eng, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The best viewing window is expected late Friday night, April 10, through the early hours of Saturday, April 11, when geomagnetic activity linked to the incoming solar wind stream is forecast to peak.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Minor urban and small stream flooding is possible.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
New episodes of the 10-episode season debut Sundays and are available to stream on HBO Max.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Episodes will also stream on HBO Max.
—Joyce Eng, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stream
Noun
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Spanning both Coachella weekends, the four poolside shows blend electronic music with the venue's wave pool, lazy river, and open-air amphitheater — creating a unique daytime oasis of surf, sound and hospitality.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Neguse and Hurd penned an op-ed about their efforts to protect the Colorado River, including securing funding to acquire some of the oldest and largest water rights on the river.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Crews also removed a wooden timber debris screen in front of one of the dam's gates to help increase water flow through it.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Another work from this era, Veterans Day (2016), features a flow of musical notes that surround a framed newspaper article about the conviction of Muhammad Ali for refusing to fight in the American war in Vietnam and an old photograph of soldiers raising their fists.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The cost of the six-story hotel with its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture came in at nearly $1 million, or more than $18 million in today’s money, and featured marble floors, private baths, steel beams, and an electric elevator.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Puryear has created an outdoor sculpture to honor the late civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis via Bending the Arc, a 34-foot-long beam that Puryear hand-carved in wood and then was 3D-scanned and fabricated in stainless steel.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Here — with stainless-steel kegs nearby and bartenders pouring pilsners and pale ales under market lights and beach balls — wrestlers launch off the top rope in raucous displays of acrobatics.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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And cheap Guinness pours only lubricate the mystique.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Even after the leaks were plugged with cement, rivulets of oil persisted for months, and the oil spill’s ecological and cultural impacts lasted even longer.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Along the side of the road, a small rivulet of water flows down the road.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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Fleshwater’s crystalline guitar leads and tidal currents of noise hit so much harder for the revving percussion, which moves with the dexterity of metal and hardcore.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Despite desperate attempts to reach her, the winds and currents drove us further apart.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Manager Warren Schaeffer said that although Goodman suffered a laceration to the right middle finger, X-rays were negative.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Choose from bucket, visor, wide-brim and cap styles, all with advanced sun protection with a UPF 50 rating, blocking 98% of harmful UV rays.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 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 13 Apr. 2026.
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