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Streisand

/ˈstɹaɪ.sænd/

Streisand proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Streisand

  1. A surname.
    • Barbra Streisand isn’t afraid to tell the truth, even to a potential romantic suitor.2023 November 5, Alli Rosenbloom, “The surprising way Barbra Streisand won over James Brolin”, in CNN
    • Adam Streisand, a lawyer for Mr Murdoch, told the New York Times they were disappointed and planned to appeal.2024 December 9, Christal Hayes, “Murdoch loses bid to change trust in real-life 'Succession' battle”, in BBC, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2024

Verb

Streisand (third-person singular simple present Streisands, present participle Streisanding, simple past and past participle Streisanded)

  1. To make someone or something a victim of the Streisand effect; to draw attention to someone or something in an unsuccessful attempt to suppress it.

Forms of Streisand

third-person singular presentStreisands
present participleStreisanding
past participleStreisanded
pastStreisanded

Words formed from Streisand

Phrases with Streisand

Questions about Streisand

What does Streisand mean?
Streisand means a surname.
What part of speech is Streisand?
Streisand can be a proper noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce Streisand?
Streisand is pronounced /ˈstɹaɪ.sænd/.

Words near Streisand in the dictionary

  1. streignes
  2. streigning
  3. streimel
  4. streimels
  5. streimlech
  6. Streisand
  7. Streisand effect
  8. Streisand effects
  9. Streisanded
  10. Streisanding
  11. Streisands

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