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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

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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
The flooding was particularly deadly in East Tennessee, where swollen rivers and streams overwhelmed communities. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 A lot of that growth is coming from overseas, where the show streams on Disney+. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 The 28-year-old Californian was an early adopter of social media, and now streams chunks of his days on YouTube. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The afternoon sunlight streams through a large picture window, and the smell of incense hangs subtly in the air. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 Emmy-nominated for her role in FX’s Dying For Sex, which streams on Hulu, Slate can currently be seen starring alongside Chris Pine in the indie feature Carousel, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 Afternoon sun streams straight through and heats the room from the inside. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Sunlight streams in brighter, energizing the home, and your whole exterior gets a fresh lift. — Martha Stewart, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streams
  1. rivers
  2. flows
  3. beams
  4. pours
  5. rivulets
  6. fluxes
  7. rays
  8. watercourses
Noun
  • For The Times) In the other new study, Taylor and his colleagues looked along the banks of rivers running through the cities of Bakersfield and Coalinga.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, the project’s closed-loop water system prevents nutrients from washing into nearby rivers, where runoff from conventional cotton production can contribute to eutrophication.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 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
  • These timber floor structures negate the need for downstand beams (which project below the underside of the floor slab and support it).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Their antlers might shrink a little bit, although their pedicles will remain wide and the main beams will usually carry lots of mass.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of beams
Verb
  • The guidance cuts come as Flutter pours hundreds of millions of dollars into capturing a bigger share of the online gaming and event contract markets.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Light pours through the windows and settles into every corner, bathing the bakery in the most ethereal glow.
    — Samantha Rees, Vogue, 21 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
  • The Moon’s south pole harbors substantial quantities of water ice concentrated on the floors of craters away from the reach of sublimating rays of sunlight.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Quinn said after the game X-rays on Daniels’ elbow did not show a fracture.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 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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“Streams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streams. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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