streams

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small river n.
flow from v.

NOUN

small river

Synonyms

STRONGEST

current flood flow rush spate surge tide torrent tributary

STRONG

beck branch brook burn course creek drift freshet race rill rivulet run runnel spritz watercourse

WEAK

rindle

VERB

flow from

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cascade flood glide gush pour spill surge

STRONG

continue course emerge emit issue roll run shed sluice spout spritz spurt

WEAK

move past

Antonyms

STRONG

cease halt repress stop suppress

WEAK

flow into

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streams

AFP this week spent several hours following Piker's live program on Twitch, where he streams daily to three million followers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

On YouTube, the “9 to 5” music video was the most viewed music video on Aug. 25, and it now has more than 107 million streams.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Even without rising temperatures caused by the use of fossil fuels, heavy water use is putting major strain on the West’s rivers, streams and groundwater aquifers, Williams said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

It said this would help improve automatic subtitles on Twitch streams as well as Amazon videos.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

On her camping trips with Dad, they’d scooped up water right from streams and gulped it down without a worry.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis