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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
In the Dominican Republic, 12 provinces are on red alert due to possible flooding of rivers, streams and ravines as well as flash floods and landslides.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
New York City, by the way, is the only metro area that will host more World Cup games than Miami—all of them across the river, in nearby New Jersey.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Known for its brick red buildings, Hermann was established in 1837 by German immigrants, who thought the area's rugged river bluffs resembled the Rhine River valley.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
The severity of the flooding in urban and rural areas led to temporary closures and warnings about flash flooding along rivers, creeks and streams, especially in Central Texas sectors from Austin through the ArkLaTex region.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
New York City, by the way, is the only metro area that will host more World Cup games than Miami—all of them across the river, in nearby New Jersey.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Known for its brick red buildings, Hermann was established in 1837 by German immigrants, who thought the area's rugged river bluffs resembled the Rhine River valley.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
The severity of the flooding in urban and rural areas led to temporary closures and warnings about flash flooding along rivers, creeks and streams, especially in Central Texas sectors from Austin through the ArkLaTex region.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
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The Polish tourist posted a recent video of herself walking down steps into a canal.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The canal connected increasingly specialized regions in the early US, explains historian Roger Ransom.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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Whereas much of the original play unfolds as a steady stream of callers to the Tesmans’ estate, DaCosta cleverly restages these various interpersonal calamities against the backdrop of a lavish party.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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Yes, here is a handy graphic of the CNN stream schedule.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Family members of some of those found in the waterways have also shown skepticism over the death investigations and called for more answers.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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We were parked alongside a remote and heavily vegetated waterway called Furlong Creek, which was the site of another one of Johnson’s experiments.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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But, locally, even a temporary closure of CalFresh will push a flood of hungry people toward free food providers, a countywide network of roughly 600 food pantries and food banks.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 2025
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This could trigger life-threatening floods and landslides, especially in regions that are recovering from prior storms.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Turning the rivulet flowing down a melting glacier into a bright-pink stream was the least scientific test carried out this day.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Like the tides, the house is designed for effortless movement and flow.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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There is the possibility of a significant storm surge and destructive waves along the southeast coast of Cuba late on Tuesday or on Wednesday with peak storm surge heights up to 11 feet above normal tide levels.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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