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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
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
But by the final hour, that trickle turned into a steady stream as about two dozen viewers headed for the exits.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Fubo also inked a separate carriage deal with the Atlanta Braves and BravesVision to stream Atlanta team games, starting with the March 27 opening day game.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
About 20 minutes later, authorities used the emergency shoulder and one express lane to allow a slow stream of cars to get through.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
But by the final hour, that trickle turned into a steady stream as about two dozen viewers headed for the exits.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
Nabela Noor, a content creator with over 12 million followers across platforms, is making the leap from social media to streaming television with a new lifestyle series on Tubi.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Fubo also inked a separate carriage deal with the Atlanta Braves and BravesVision to stream Atlanta team games, starting with the March 27 opening day game.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stream
Noun
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Coleman's mother stood by, wiping away rivers of tears.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Then, in May 2024, a fisherman found skeletal remains in a frozen grave near a river at the Deer Creek Campground in Bailey.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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For example, a 24-week human fetus weighs roughly 500 g and has blood flow ~150 mL·kg^–1·min^–1, so an oxygenator must handle on the order of 75–100 mL/min of blood flow.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The regime could simply collapse, or any number of outcomes that would restore the flow of energy.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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Particle accelerators like the LHC typically work by firing beams of particles at nearly the speed of light and smashing them together.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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It can be anchored to any door, rafter, or beam in seconds and safely supports up to 700 pounds.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Payton Pritchard poured in 36 points on 13-of-23 shooting (6-for-11 from 3-point range) to lead Boston back from a 16-point first-quarter deficit.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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In other words, taxpayers were pouring money into scientific research.—
Tomas J. Philipson,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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With its 18th-century buildings and cobblestones, rue de la Commune feels like the Rive Droite in Paris—except instead of a rivulet, the water is the size of a sea.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hot stones are added, one by one, as the air inside gets heavier, the heat searing the nose and the throat, the sweat starting in rivulets that turn into streams as the smell gets more intense, the heartbeat swells, the mind races.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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This is a novel about Jewish bodies and how people respond to them, the toll of obsession, and the conflicting currents of desire and unease that shake and startle a deep romantic fixation.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Like every other living thing, worms aren’t fond of electrical current.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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But the darker open ocean absorbs those rays, raising temperatures and driving further ice melt.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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That means the rash is activated by sunlight; giant hogweed in particular prevents your skin from protecting itself from the sun’s UV rays.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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