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
Afternoon sun streams straight through and heats the room from the inside. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streams
  1. rivers
  2. flows
  3. beams
  4. pours
  5. rivulets
  6. fluxes
  7. rays
  8. watercourses
Noun
  • The town of Gospic, which has around 12,000 residents, is in a region close to a nature park and known for forests, lakes and rivers.
    — Darko Bandic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The result is a twisted, naturalistic fairytale about structural realities; with the right boot-heel at one’s neck, even ostensibly life-giving forces like forests and rivers can be turned against innocent people.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 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
  • Remembrances extended far from the attack sites, including beams of light projected from New Hampshire's Mount Washington, a stair climb at Mississippi State University's football stadium and a ceremony at Honolulu's 9/11 memorial.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Although the buildings have gotten taller over the years, the essential tool of the trade — a spud wrench that every ironworker carries on his belt to tighten the bolts that hold the beams together — has not changed in fifty years.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of beams
Verb
  • The Shoshone chief next to me pours more water on the hot stones that are stacked in the middle of our circle of ten.
    — Taylor Eisenhauer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • As the country pours money into tourism megaprojects, obstacles remain.
    — Lev Akabas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 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
  • Darnold was later ruled out for the remainder of the game with a hip injury and was reportedly getting X-rays, according to the NBC broadcast.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • They are found from Cape Cod to Florida and eat fish, smaller sharks, octopus, squid, eels, rays, shrimp and crab.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 10 Sep. 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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