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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
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
In addition to that bald screening, Focus also did a live Q&A stream with Stone and Jesse Plemons via Alamo Drafthouse theaters and some in-person Q&As in New York and Los Angeles.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2025
On a weeknight in greater Honolulu, local families begin streaming through the doors of Aiea Bowl, bringing a lively energy with them.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
By allegedly allowing bots to run rampant, Spotify can present high stream and user activity numbers to potential advertisers, the lawsuit alleges.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
In addition to that bald screening, Focus also did a live Q&A stream with Stone and Jesse Plemons via Alamo Drafthouse theaters and some in-person Q&As in New York and Los Angeles.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
Each channel is available through multiple streaming services that offer free trials, giving you a chance to access the tournament without any upfront costs.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2025
On a weeknight in greater Honolulu, local families begin streaming through the doors of Aiea Bowl, bringing a lively energy with them.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stream
Noun
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When people are crossing the river Evros, trying to reach Greece from Turkey, many of them are harassed by Greek or EU forces.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Stretching about a mile and a half, Italy’s only navigable underground river is home to the ancient cave system, which boasts numerous archaeological discoveries and unique formations.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Reopening the government would also restart the flow of economic data.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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That was a cool play, but in the regular flow of the offense, Underwood had trouble connecting on anything downfield.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Never use your high-beam lights.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The flame-wielder is a tough match for Mecha Man, necessitating some extrajudicial aggression as Robert lops off two of his opponent’s fingers with a beam saber.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the end the Bears lose the big game but get to pour beer all over themselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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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Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This could result in small fluctuations in the current of these jets that generate magnetic fields that cause further instability.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The box set, available on both DVD and Blu-ray, includes 53 episodes and more than 19 hours of special features, with interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Marine biologist Erick Higuera Rivas, project director at Conexiones Terramar and Pelagic Life, said orcas capable of hunting sharks and rays could likely take down a white shark anywhere.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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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That episode led to the diversion of the Turia watercourse, which meant that a large part of the city was spared of these floods.—
Teresa Medrano,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Nov. 2024
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“Stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stream. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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