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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
Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
On the concert stream, Martin Short and Meryl Streep could be seen seated alongside one another.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
Liza Esquibias, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Netflix, which streams the Twain prize ceremony held in March, did not respond to a request for comment.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The bill’s aim is to generate a funding stream to maintain the transportation infrastructure.
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo and can be streamed the following day on Peacock.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for stream
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Such intense rainfall, especially when combined with rain that had fallen earlier in the week, poses of risk of causing rivers to rise and flood.—
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Stay at the campground in a cabin for as little as $50 a night and have access to the river before and after the day visitors do.—
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The oil price cap was heavily criticized when it was first deployed in December 2022 as being too easy for Russia to work around and designed predominantly to maintain the flow of the country's oil and fuels.—
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What to look for in a quality shower faucet Components Look for a shower faucet that comes with a diverter, which enables you to redirect the water flow from the spout to the showerhead with a switch or knob.—
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The software can cause an error in the low power controller that makes the headlight shutters close over the high and low beams while driving.—
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To optimize the now 5,500-square-foot layout, Churchill demolished a dangerous secondary stair, freeing the hayloft level to become the generous primary suite, where Hammel extended original timber barn framing with reclaimed sawn softwood beams.—
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Musk poured money into the group during the 2024 elections, as part of his efforts to support the candidacy of Donald Trump and other Republicans running for office.—
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Place the whole or chopped vegetables into a jar and pour in the brine.—
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But, as Barak argues, people experience heat not as remotely sensed data points but in rivulets of sweat.—
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Surreal images from the novel that could easily have looked silly on screen—a rivulet of blood winds its way across town, from the home where a character dies to his family’s abode, for example—retain their poetic profundity.—
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The thawing of methane-rich permafrost or the collapse of critical systems like the Atlantic Ocean currents could accelerate warming and other climate impacts beyond human control.—
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He’s disconcerted but not deterred when her behavior becomes less and less like that of a woman whose husband is pretty much presumed dead after his shirt and wallet are found on the rocks overlooking a patch of ocean known for its treacherous currents.—
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La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum $45 Amazon Caudalie Premier Cru Anti-Aging Serum $129 Amazon Last but not least, sunscreen is a nonnegotiable when combating harmful ultraviolet rays and preventing skin cancer.—
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These magnificent rays are at risk of disappearing due to targeted fishing, being caught as bycatch, and climate change.—
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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.—
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The flash floods battered regions like Barrio de la Torre in Valencia, where narrow streets became lethal watercourses.—
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“Stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stream. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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