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as in canal
a passageway for water
A fallen tree branch was floating down the river.
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as in stream
an overwhelming flow or rush of something
Jet streams can be thought of as giant rivers of air that circulate around the globe. He was overwhelmed by the river of new information that the document dump provided.
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Recent Examples of river
Judge after judge ordered the federal government to use less water for making electricity and instead let more of the river spill through the dams’ floodgates so that fish could more safely ride the current past them.
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Tony Schick, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
As night settled across Portugal, a small furry creature swam along a river, dragging around branches and leaves.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The river, 113 miles long, starts in the Coast Range in Trinity County, runs through Humboldt County and empties into the ocean north of Arcata.
—Eureka Times-Standard, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
The proud dad can also be seen posing with his son in front of a river and a boat floating down the canal in Amsterdam.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 June 2025
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Tony Schick, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
As night settled across Portugal, a small furry creature swam along a river, dragging around branches and leaves.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The river, 113 miles long, starts in the Coast Range in Trinity County, runs through Humboldt County and empties into the ocean north of Arcata.
—Eureka Times-Standard, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
The proud dad can also be seen posing with his son in front of a river and a boat floating down the canal in Amsterdam.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
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During delivery, the newborn’s head became stuck in the vaginal canal in a complicated medical event known as shoulder dystocia, according to Taylor and Ross’ lawsuit against St. Julian and Southern Regional Medical Center.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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Then into motorboats for hair-raising dashes through tortuous canals and across rough water to dams far back in some vast marsh.—
Nash Buckingham,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
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By consistently providing valuable content, professionals can build a following, attract clients and create multiple income streams.—
Michelle Gines,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Opus streams Friday, July 11 and debuts on linear on Saturday, July 12 at 8:00 p.m. ET.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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In September 2021, the frigate HMS Richmond—deployed to the western Pacific with an aircraft carrier group—transited the waterway en route to Vietnam after operating in the East China Sea.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Situated between Iran and Oman, the Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2025
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Nothing quite as splashy there, but reps from Max and Lupin maker Gaumont Television France gave their views on some live issues, as boiling hot temperatures gave way to biblical floods in the mountainous locale.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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Younis: The Khan Younis refugee camp is a dense, gray, concrete shantytown, the black waters from sewers running in thin rivulets down the middle of alleys.—
Chris Hedges,
Harpers Magazine,
15 June 2024
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The body meld transforms into a mind meld near the end, when each woman shoots streams of shiny water from their eyes, with the separate rivulets crashing into each other to form a floating, fiery disco ball heart.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
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But the tide started to change when Florida found themselves in penalty trouble.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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The end result of all this is…a young girl died in a cave because of the tide.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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