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as in flows
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as in beams
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as in rolls
to move in a stream
blood streaming out of a wound
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as in drifts
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
cars streaming along the freeway
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Recent Examples of streams
Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Mubi, which distributes indie and foreign films and streams them to millions of monthly subscribers, had been preparing an August premiere for Huang’s documentary Vice Is Broke, which charts the rise and fall of his former employer Vice Media.
—Will Tavlin, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Researchers revealed that the compact analyzer records the smallest changes in electrical voltage and current as waveforms, then almost instantly compresses, encrypts and streams the data to centralized servers.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
At such proximity, intense stellar heat vaporizes material from the planet's surface, which then streams into space, forming a blazing, comet-like tail.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Christmas Day streams three and the extended 2-hour+ finale pops New Year’s Eve.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Audiobook streams on Spotify of the book have increased by 1,500 percent in the last 10 weeks.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
Like many contemporary ministries, Youssef streams to tens of thousands more around the world.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The reemergence of trade protectionism is also choking the revenue streams poorer nations rely on to fund food and other essential imports.
—Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
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The popular First We Feast show, hosted by Sean Evans, streams on YouTube and features celebrities eating chicken wings with progressively spicy hot sauces while answering questions about their lives and careers.
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Renewable energy creates local energy-infrastructure jobs and is fueled by free in-state sunshine, wind, and rivers.—
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When the snow melts, the rivers come alive.—
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Palisades Village displayed three beams of light rising from the property on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating wildfires across Los Angeles County — and to honor the victims and survivors in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Malibu communities.—
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Their family property has sat empty for years — the horse corral's beams are broken and its roof caved in, the garage tilts, and the house needs extensive repairs.—
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The nozzle pours a thick stream of concrete while gliding precisely on its course, stacking each layer, one after another, about an inch thick.—
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Jane pours another glass of wine.—
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Vera cautions that reactivating Venezuela’s economic growth will be a medium- to-long-term task, but that when the feeling of political change is real, everything flows better, and the feeling of opportunity in the country is real right now.—
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Then, as Venus and the sun move into Aquarius, communication flows more freely, making flirting fun again and conversations easier.—
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The expanse of a cookie, its crumbly craters and molten rivulets, is a playground for the pastry chef.—
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Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.—
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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.—
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That’s why At One has invested in Gigablue, which uses microalgae to accelerate natural carbon fluxes into deep-sea sediments.—
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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.—
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
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Early on, the larvae are very tiny and at the mercy of sea currents, explains Pruett, who has studied them in the lab.—
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“Streams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streams. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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