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as in flow
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as in beam
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as in to flow
to move in a stream
blood streaming out of a wound
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as in to drift
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
cars streaming along the freeway
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Recent Examples of stream
Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Suarez found some success afterward, but the stream of blood was bothering the champion.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The Voice season 27 finale airs Tuesday, May 20 at 8 p.m. on NBC and is available to stream on Peacock the following day.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 14 May 2025
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Noun
Campers can pack in water, or filter water from the seasonal stream that flows next to the campground.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Suarez found some success afterward, but the stream of blood was bothering the champion.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Verb
The bittersweet Season 2 finale premiered on May 13, with the final three episodes now available to stream.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The Voice season 27 finale airs Tuesday, May 20 at 8 p.m. on NBC and is available to stream on Peacock the following day.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stream
Noun
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Titan shows all the characteristics of a planet – including rivers, lakes, clouds, rain and even a salty subsurface ocean.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Without protected public access, rivers can easily be privatized and fenced off.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Noun
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What’s needed is sharper context in the flow of work.—
Saurabh Jain,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Go with the flow, but not toward the beach: Trying to swim directly toward the beach when caught in a rip current is futile and exhausting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The lights in the hall dimmed completely — and then the room lit up again as hundreds of small beams illuminated the space.—
RoselynMartin Somtochukwu Ilo,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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On colliding with the plasma, the beam particles are re-ionized, while the collision energy heats the plasma.—
David Szondy
May 10,
New Atlas,
10 May 2025
Verb
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From that time on, almost every startup is AI-focused, venture capital has poured millions into this technology, and most forward-thinking and innovative companies want to implement AI into their workflows and operations.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Meanwhile, industrial policy made a comeback as Western governments poured billions into subsidy programs to build strategic capabilities at home.—
Ian Bremmer,
Foreign Affairs,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Younis: The Khan Younis refugee camp is a dense, gray, concrete shantytown, the black waters from sewers running in thin rivulets down the middle of alleys.—
Chris Hedges,
Harpers Magazine,
15 June 2024
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The body meld transforms into a mind meld near the end, when each woman shoots streams of shiny water from their eyes, with the separate rivulets crashing into each other to form a floating, fiery disco ball heart.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
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Last summer, after running tests with red-colored dye to chart river flow and the effect of tidal current, the army corps applied herbicides approved by state and federal environmental regulators to five sites between Glastonbury and Chester.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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His car was swept in the strong current, past the bridge, and later recovered.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Wear sunscreen: Before going outside, apply sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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In the dining room, a light installation of layered steel discs refracts rays as if guests are peeking through leaves.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
10 May 2025
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That episode led to the diversion of the Turia watercourse, which meant that a large part of the city was spared of these floods.—
Teresa Medrano,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Nov. 2024
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The flash floods battered regions like Barrio de la Torre in Valencia, where narrow streets became lethal watercourses.—
Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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“Stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stream. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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