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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
Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
By 2050 this escalating waste stream is forecasted to be up to 10 million tons in the US alone.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
February 8 marked Peacock’s best day ever in terms of both reach and hours streamed.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Every day, a steady stream of items gets left behind at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in airports across the world, from pocket knives to headphones to peanut butter and oversized bottles of perfume.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
By 2050 this escalating waste stream is forecasted to be up to 10 million tons in the US alone.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
The first four episodes are streaming now on Hulu and Disney+, with new episodes released weekly on Thursdays.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
February 8 marked Peacock’s best day ever in terms of both reach and hours streamed.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stream
Noun
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The cold aches through your bones, and the streets become small rivers, slowing every step.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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And it was found in a habitat type — a dry river canyon with sandstone cliffs and Acacia cover — that may guide future field surveys in similar terrain.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Pumps have been installed to divert the flow, but authorities say a full repair could take weeks.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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In a blog post Saturday, NASA said that engineers had detected an interruption in the flow of helium in the upper stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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As the pulsar spins, these beams sweep across the cosmos like the beams of light from a lighthouse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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By the time the beams meet, some of the crucial details may already be gone.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Come evening, the space becomes an elegant bar, pouring a shortlist of signature cocktails inspired by the neighborhood.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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In a last-ditch effort to pour even more offense on Milinkovich and the Mustangs defense, Warroad pulled goalie Payton Rolli — who made 19 saves — for an extra attacker.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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The expanse of a cookie, its crumbly craters and molten rivulets, is a playground for the pastry chef.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Dec. 2025
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Turning the rivulet flowing down a melting glacier into a bright-pink stream was the least scientific test carried out this day.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Researchers at the Laboratory of Nanoscience for Energy Technology (LNET) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have engineered a nanodevice that uses light and heat to generate a stable current by evaporating saltwater.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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As Lorant knew, the light rays that fell on Lincoln’s face and body during the exposure are the same ones that actually made the photographs of him.—
Mark B. Pohlad,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Our skin makes vitamin D when exposed to UV rays, so that helps increase production.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
20 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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More adventurous canyoneering trips, like Eye of the Needle, feature multiple rappels up to 200 feet in a flowing watercourse and an ascent back from the canyon floor using steel cables in the sandstone.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stream. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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