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
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In the United States the show streams on the ESPN App and requires an ESPN Unlimited plan. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Still, Rogan’s The Joe Rogan Experience, which streams on Spotify, finished in the top spot. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 Under dark skies, the Milky Way visibly streams behind Deneb and through Altair like a river of stars. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026 But according to the comic, her closing joke won’t be seen in the Netflix broadcast of the event, which streams on July 21. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 July 2026 Apple Music offers non-compressed, lossless audio music streams that top out at 24-bit/48KHz, and hi-res, lossless streams top out at 24-bit/192KHz. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026 Advertisement The report contains clues about how Mozilla might be planning to sustain itself if the revenue streams from Firefox dry up. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 14 July 2026 The union is still negotiating an agreement with Universal Television’s The Four Seasons, which streams on Netflix. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026 The Spanish-language broadcast airs on Telemundo and streams on Peacock. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streams
  1. rivers
  2. flows
  3. beams
  4. pours
  5. rivulets
  6. fluxes
  7. rays
  8. watercourses
Noun
  • Richmond, Virginia Virginia’s mountains, beaches, and rivers bat well above average in the natural beauty department, and Richmond puts you within driving distance of all of it.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
  • Beyond the wildfires, throughout the trip, her counselor pointed out flooded rivers in Canada because of extreme heat melting snow runoff.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 26 July 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
  • The beams, in a 32-story project at 222 Broadway expected to yield nearly 800 apartment units, had been wrapped in steel as a makeshift fix, the agency said.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Yuri was able to gain more ceiling height by taking away the sheetrock and exposing the ceiling beams.
    — Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2026
Definition of beams
Verb
  • The public is increasingly skeptical of allowing the AI industry to govern itself, which is pushing legislators to rethink their hands-off approach, even as AI money pours like Niagara Falls into elections.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
  • The sun pours through its many gaps, creating a constellation of light that illuminates the forest floor below.
    — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 24 July 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
  • But the blustery autumn wind is no substitute for the cozy rays of a summer sun.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
  • Opt For Sunglasses Sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement—they’re critical to keeping your eyes safe from UV rays.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 29 July 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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