streaking
Britishnoun
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an act or instance of running naked through a public place
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television light or dark streaks to the right of a bright object in a television picture, caused by distortion in the transmission chain
Example Sentences
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Every night around the world, thousands of automated sky cameras watch for flashes of light streaking across the atmosphere.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
ET on Wednesday, leaving plumes streaking across the sky as its boosters and engines fired away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Palestinians in east Jerusalem regularly film rockets streaking through the sky from their rooftops.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Salty, and streaking, 11 wins in 13 games, impact plays Wednesday night from everywhere.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
“Jockey Harry Richards outrode Jack Pollard at the wire, otherwise Seabiscuit, streaking along in midstretch with a length lead, must surely have won,” he wrote in the Los Angeles Times.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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