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
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 Instead of asking whether existing programs are delivering results, Congress piles new spending and new funding streams onto an already fragmented system. — Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2026 The company launched Fox News and weather products, and subscription service Fox One, which streams the company’s sports and news. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The engine rumbles between your legs, the road streams beneath you, the curves beckon you onward. — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 Pool, spa, fire pit, orchard access A great example of Craftsman-style architecture, the light streams right into this one-bedroom, one-bathroom guest house. — Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026 And yet even the muscular Rigid apparatus has a light, greenhouse feel, because the sun streams through sheets of clear polycarbonate and open grating, gridding the sidewalk in a fine mesh of shadow lines. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 June 2026 The simplest is a premium sound speaker that streams your favorite tunes via Bluetooth. — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streams
  1. rivers
  2. flows
  3. beams
  4. pours
  5. rivulets
  6. fluxes
  7. rays
  8. watercourses
Noun
  • Check their website before consuming fish caught from the rivers.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Crossing into Northern California, the train then descends from the mountains into forests, with rivers running alongside the tracks.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 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
  • In addition to the pump and other aforementioned components, the purchase includes a patch kit for repairing punctured beams or base.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • The off-limits area was later scaled back after work crews braced the buckling beams.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
Definition of beams
Verb
  • Consider a company that pours the bulk of its capital into expanding oil production and a fifth into wind and solar.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • While Haarmeyer is famous for making local Chenin Blanc a wine industry darling, Sanchez instead pours his Blau-Blau Blaufrankisch, an Austrian red varietal, and his Victor Weisser Gemischter Satz.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of pours
Noun
  • Our beach quickly turned into a morass of clay, cut through by dozens of fast-flowing rivulets.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
  • His uniform and scalp were lined with glistening rivulets of oil, water, soot and sweat.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 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
  • Even in space, the satellite is warmed up to around 68 degrees Fahrenheit by the Sun’s rays, which meant that Zenno had to get creative.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 July 2026
  • Clover, mugwort and radish act as cover crops around the tea trees at Wild Orchard, protecting the soil from the sun’s powerful rays and adding their unique nutritional profiles to the underground ecosystem.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 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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