streaming

Definition of streamingnext
present participle of stream

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of streaming Minions & Monsters will begin streaming on Peacock on October 28, following its July 1 theatrical release. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 The film opens in theatres on September 25 and will be streaming on the Criterion Channel beginning in December. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026 The first two episodes of the comedy are now streaming on Apple TV. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 But while peaceful co-existence looks good on paper, the brutal reality is that there will almost surely have to be a consolidation of streaming assets into one business unit and, at some point, one platform. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 Team Moms — produced by ITV America (Love Island USA), Kim Kardashian Productions and Skydance Sports — is now streaming on Paramount+. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Lacking the backing of a streaming giant, Checkout will have to work harder to find an audience. — Stewart Ain, Sun Sentinel, 23 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 All eight episodes of Neagley are now streaming on Prime Video. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streaming
Verb
  • Thailand’s Meteorological Department warned that the deluge, which has been pouring since Thursday afternoon, would continue in most parts of the country through Sunday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Saudi Arabia is, of course, the world’s biggest exporter of crude oil, pouring millions of barrels a day into the global market and giving the kingdom unmatched influence on prices – and, ultimately, on how much Americans pay at the pump.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As the lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital began flowing, Ramey took a deep breath, sputtered and began snoring.
    — MICHAEL GRACZYK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The power grid automatically moves it, continuously flowing, to wherever demand is spiking, the moment it’s needed.
    — Thomas Zawacki, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Streaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streaming. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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