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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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as in flow
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as in beam
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Recent Examples of stream
Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 30 June 2025
Needless to say, anything on the exterior of your home that contains electrical parts shouldn’t be touched with the stream of a pressure washer.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is now available to stream on Netflix.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 June 2025
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Verb
Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 30 June 2025
Needless to say, anything on the exterior of your home that contains electrical parts shouldn’t be touched with the stream of a pressure washer.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
Noun
In a forecast shared this month, WPP Media (formerly GroupM) predicted that streaming TV will represent about 27 percent of TV advertising revenue in 2025 at $41.8 billion.
—ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is now available to stream on Netflix.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stream
Verb
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Congratulatory comments come pouring in from friends and peers.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
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This can be difficult for founders who have poured their heart and soul into building their company.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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The case is likely to join a string of recent rulings from the Supreme Court's conservative majority that have unraveled campaign finance limits as violations of the First Amendment, allowing more money to flow into politics.—
June 30,
CBS News,
30 June 2025
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The tears of relief flowed as Ivanisevic climbed up the stadium to embrace his father.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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By climbing higher during the day, great snipes may be able to detect distant rivers, coastlines, or other familiar features, aiding in precise navigation over thousands of kilometers.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The area is at the very southeastern tip of Texas along the Rio Grande river, which divides the United States and Mexico.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2025
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More than 500,000 people were warned of dangerous ocean conditions in Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina on Wednesday as rip currents and longshore currents posed risks to swimmers and beachgoers.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Each lamp head can swivel 350° side-to-side and tilt 90° up or down, with beam angles that go from narrow spotlighting to wide ambient wash.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The adaptive reuse design preserves the 1907 warehouse’s original Douglas fir beams and brickwork while slashing the building’s carbon footprint.—
Leilani Marie Labong,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Younis: The Khan Younis refugee camp is a dense, gray, concrete shantytown, the black waters from sewers running in thin rivulets down the middle of alleys.—
Chris Hedges,
Harpers Magazine,
15 June 2024
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The body meld transforms into a mind meld near the end, when each woman shoots streams of shiny water from their eyes, with the separate rivulets crashing into each other to form a floating, fiery disco ball heart.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With the Kings under new management and the roster generally in flux, one suspects Sacramento will decline the option and try to bring Jones back on a two-way.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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With one month to go until the Lido lineup is unveiled, Venice’s artistic director Alberto Barbera is racing against the clock to assemble the festival’s 82nd edition, slots for which are still in flux.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The active ingredients in sunscreen can degrade over time and become less effective at blocking UV rays.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
16 June 2025
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In Fiji, a ray with light blue spots and a mask-like pattern on its face began appearing in the country’s fish markets.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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“Stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stream. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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