STREAMING Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

streaming

verb

Definition of streaming

present participle of stream

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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as in drifting

to move or proceed smoothly and readily cars streaming along the freeway

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Recent Examples of streaming The article also describes frustrations over streaming legality issues, as games were not initially available to air commercially in public places like bars. — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Death of the Pastor’s Wife is currently streaming on Netflix. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 The deal got a lukewarm reception from investors in June but is nonetheless considered a strategic pivot for Fox into streaming distribution. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 All six episodes went up Sunday, August 16 on PBS Passport and the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel, which gives streaming audiences a chance to binge ahead of the linear PBS rollout starting Thursday, October 15. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The show’s fifth and final season is now streaming on Netflix. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 All episodes of Widow’s Bay Season 1 are streaming on Apple TV. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 Tributes from Hayden Panettiere’s co-stars across television and film have been streaming in following her death at 36 on Sunday. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 Early in her career, Suttie starred alongside Ludwig’s David Mitchell in the sitcom Peep Show; the series is streaming on Hulu and BritBox. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

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Retail investors were meanwhile pouring money into oil funds on the assumption that prices would rebound, adding to strains in the futures market.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Experts say the realities of construction –– blasting through rock with dynamite, pouring concrete into natural landforms and storing water in reservoirs –– could have unintended effects.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of pouring

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The flooding also prompted alerts in northern India, where authorities evacuated thousands of people in Bihar as rivers flowing from the Himalayas rose.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
That platform has paid out $30 billion since 2016; that's 80% of overall money flowing through the site.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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