streams 1 of 2

noun

plural of stream
1
as in rivers

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as in flows

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as in beams

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streams

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stream
1
as in pours
to cause to flow in a stream his eyes were streaming tears

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2
as in rolls
to move in a stream blood streaming out of a wound

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3
as in drifts
to move or proceed smoothly and readily cars streaming along the freeway

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Recent Examples of streams
Verb
As starlight streams through the telescope, those actuators subtly reshape the mirrors in real time, correcting for imperfections in the telescope's optics smaller than the width of a strand of DNA. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The World Cup next year will stream on Netflix, while TNT Sports has the rights to upcoming USWNT matches and Paramount+ streams most Women’s Super League contests. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Additional revenue streams with merchandise, sponsorships and ticket sales pile on. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 It’s also included in pay TV bases, and streams with a subscription to Disney+ or ESPN Unlimited. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Late-spring afternoon sun streams along Lake Como through a silk curtain, illuminating the sturdy wooden room of the Rubelli mill, where Lorita Bellocco works an 18th-century loom. — Ondine Cohane, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026 The station now streams its round-the-clock programing to more than 200 countries worldwide. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Their bout runs on the Zeus Network portion, which streams separately from the DAZN main card listed below. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Firefighters utilized a defensive posture and aerial master streams to fight the fire, Pisani added. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streams
  1. rivers
  2. flows
  3. beams
  4. pours
  5. rivulets
  6. fluxes
  7. rays
  8. watercourses
Noun
  • The rocks and melted water then swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing a torrent of water that swept buildings, bridges and earth downstream in Tibet and Nepal.
    — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Among the missing, are more than 900 workers, like Chandra from the many hydropower projects that bore deep into the world’s highest mountain range to tap into the fearsome energy unleashed by its raging rivers.
    — Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of rivers
Noun
  • About 20% of the world's oil flows throw the strait, and Iran's ability to block the flow of tankers has roiled the global economy, sending oil prices soaring.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of flows
Noun
  • That’s harder than trying to spot a firefly right next to someone flashing their high-beams at you.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The antlers grew off to the sides of the deer’s head instead of going upward, which contributed to the wide inside spread and long beams.
    — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of beams
Verb
  • Mykonos Vioma pours organic estate wines at its farm near Ano Mera, while Mikònu moved its taproom in 2026 to Mathios Taverna in Tourlos, where prickly-pear ale comes with dinner and a sea view.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Up the hillside there ever pours in reinforcements, clutching cans of beer and occasionally flags…There is something about it all of a children’s crusade, the young people look so innocent and take their pleasure so gravely.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pours
Noun
  • Madly sentient guts spill from the sitter’s back in swollen rivulets.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • Our beach quickly turned into a morass of clay, cut through by dozens of fast-flowing rivulets.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of rivulets
Noun
  • During this storm, some space weather forecasters reported temporary data dropouts, likely caused by intense proton fluxes degrading spacecraft measurements.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The satellite’s microwave radiometer can detect subtle variations in sea-surface salinity, which is critical for studying ocean circulation, freshwater fluxes, and climate patterns.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of fluxes
Noun
  • Tycho Crater is visible in the lower region of the lunar disk close to the shadow, while bright ejecta rays of reflective material brighten the darker lunar seas, where lava solidified to form basaltic plains billions of years ago.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Bookshelves were filled with actual paperwork and documents used by medical professionals, while even the hairline fractures visible on X-rays were created with the guidance of real-life practicing physicians.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of rays
Noun
  • 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
Definition of watercourses

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“Streams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streams. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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