streams 1 of 2

noun

plural of stream
1
as in rivers

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as in flows

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3
as in beams

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streams

2 of 2

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
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 However, the main attraction during dark nights in August is the Milky Way, which streams through the Summer Triangle to Scorpius and Sagittarius. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Season one, which streams on Paramount+, will be made available ahead of the launch free on the streaming service’s Free Content Hub on August 18 and then on August 31 on on Pluto TV, Paramount+ channels on Amazon, Apple and Roku. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 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
  • Yet billions of particles and strands are small enough to pass through the treatment process and flow unimpeded into lakes and rivers.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Although the Sacramento Valley grapples with its own groundwater challenges, growers in the Yuba-Sutter area tend to have greater access to water due to nearby rivers fed annually by rain and snowmelt.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 23 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
  • Bunches from the two beams will collide every 10 nanoseconds in ePIC (the Electron-Proton/Ion Collider Detector), a house-sized system that will record the aftermath of these collisions.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Deluxe Superior rooms offer another take on the island fantasy with their ceilings with original beams, antique furniture, decorative fireplaces, and large windows.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of beams
Verb
  • Oversight, in other words, is thin, even as the money pours in.
    — Arlene Marcus, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rain pours down as a shootout erupts, with Riley setting the scene in voice-over.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 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
  • Some constructions can also provide protection from ultraviolet rays.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The images also showed bright and dark rays—like butterfly wings—stretching from the crater’s center.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 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 24 Aug. 2026.

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