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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
After a soggy week across the region, rivers remain high.
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Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
The site of an early settlement at the conjunction of the Brazos and Navasota rivers is best known as the site of the March 2, 1836 signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The reservation’s millions of acres cover and border terrain from rivers and grasslands to high alpine systems, including the largest contiguous glacial complex in the lower 48.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Then, as the afternoon sunshine rakes across the river valley, the group will return to the Birdwing—where canvas and paints await, according to a news release.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
The site of an early settlement at the conjunction of the Brazos and Navasota rivers is best known as the site of the March 2, 1836 signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The reservation’s millions of acres cover and border terrain from rivers and grasslands to high alpine systems, including the largest contiguous glacial complex in the lower 48.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Then, as the afternoon sunshine rakes across the river valley, the group will return to the Birdwing—where canvas and paints await, according to a news release.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
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In a canal in the Dutch city of Utrecht, fish are beginning to mass behind a lock called the Weerdsluis.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
2 Mar. 2026
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All of these little circuitous bits of water are the canals, and those are the beavers’ highway systems.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Tiny and in demand Behind an unmarked door on a Lisbon side street, a tiny hole-in-the-wall chicken shop is attracting a daily stream of Chinese tourists who’ve traveled thousands of miles to visit.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Wildflower hot spots are found all over Georgia in diverse habitats — pine and hardwood forests, meadows, wetlands, stream banks, mountain ridges and coves, granite outcrops and others.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The decision came after residents launched a social media campaign accusing the county of poisoning waterways and demanding change.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Traffic through the critical waterway has since ground to a near halt, with vessels being attacked and insurers dropping maritime coverage.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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During heavy rainfall, there is a risk of flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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The new bridge survived the massive 1913 and 1937 floods, as well as the destructive ice gorges, or ice jams, that struck Riverside Park in the 1910s.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hot stones are added, one by one, as the air inside gets heavier, the heat searing the nose and the throat, the sweat starting in rivulets that turn into streams as the smell gets more intense, the heartbeat swells, the mind races.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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The elaborate network of rainfall, rivulets of ditches, and control structures became a sort of language for Van Lent.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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The discrepancies tended to be largest in lower-income regions, including parts of Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, where there are typically fewer local tide gauges and direct ocean measurements; these places are more reliant on models that perform poorly there.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni sent his army to intervene in South Sudan’s 2013-2018 civil war on multiple occasions on behalf of Kiir’s forces, helping to turn the tide in his favor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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