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noun

Definition of streamnext
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as in river

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as in flow

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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
Soon there was a constant stream of people coming in and out. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2026 How To Stand Out Too often, a customer shares relevant, personal details, only to be dropped into the same generic marketing stream as everyone else. — Stephanie Copeland Weber, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
For Paramount+ Essential subscribers, the episode will be available to stream the next day. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Hoping to make his way back to his brother, Håkan disembarks in California and immediately heads East, against the flow of all the homesteaders and forty-niners streaming West. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 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
  • With the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, and temples on the Nile, Luxor and Aswan have been welcoming many tourists who consider the river cruise to be a vital component of their trip rather than an add-on option.
    — Connie Etemadi, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Lower water levels in lakes and rivers are significantly curbing essential hydroelectric generation at sites such as the Hoover Dam in the western United States.
    — Johannes Teyssen, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of river
Noun
  • The bet the whole flood control system is making on a super El Niño — to be able to carefully manage and control the flow of water without getting stuck — runs across this patchy, difficult-to-farm ground.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • What’s more, cracking up triggers chemical changes that prompt the inner lining of blood vessels to dilate and improve blood flow.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of flow
Noun
  • Two people were injured when a semi-trailer truck hauling steel beams hit the underside of the Lake Avenue bridge over the Edens Expressway near Wilmette on Thursday evening.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Cazalet said the figure could encompass the laser source, beam director, and cooling system.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of beam
Verb
  • That’s important because GOP super PACs that are pouring money into the Senate battlegrounds receive worse ad rates.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Republicans are pouring unprecedented sums into reliably red states such as Texas, Ohio, Iowa and Alaska as Democratic enthusiasm threatens their narrow congressional majorities.
    — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 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
  • Looking ahead The electrical current produces very rapid heating, while the press simultaneously forces everything together.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Beach hazards statements are in effect for Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc counties for strong currents.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of current
Noun
  • This prominent impact crater in the southern lunar highlands, named after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, appears as a bright spot with rays of material stretching across much of the moon's lower limb.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Alarming object spotted by officer on TSA X-ray before bizarre twist unfolds.
    — , FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 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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“Stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stream. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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