1
as in pouring
to cause to flow in a stream
his eyes were streaming tears
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as in flowing
to move in a stream
blood streaming out of a wound
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3
as in drifting
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
cars streaming along the freeway
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Recent Examples of streaming
According to a April 2025 Pew Research Center survey, 55% of Americans watch streaming only.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Marching alongside a column of protesters through the city of Borujerd in western Iran, a middle-aged woman appeared unperturbed by the blood streaming down her chin.
—Behnam Ben Taleblu, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Storage, and everyone says everything is streaming.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Scovel’s most recent special, Religion, Sex and a Few Things In Between, is streaming on HBO Max.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
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Video from the fire department showed crews pouring water on the house fire at 110th and State on Tuesday morning.—
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Across industries, executives are pouring unprecedented capital into data platforms, analytics, and artificial intelligence.—
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The pennies could start flowing again, perhaps easing a shortage in some markets, after the Federal Reserve announced an upcoming shift in the distribution system of old 1-cent coins.—
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Now more diners are flowing through, gazing at the handwritten menu on the wall affixed with neat strips of orange tape, or calling ahead.—
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“Streaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streaming. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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