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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
Pedro scratched his chin, with his eyes on the other turn of the river, the one a mile and a half upstream, to the right of the camp.
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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
There’s also a demanding, 11-mile hike that drops 250 feet and crosses a shallow river.
—R. Scott Rappold, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
This could preclude a city from saying no to a project that threatened the water quality of a treasured local river like the Wekiva.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
And less than 1,500 feet away is a major river that flows into Ho Chi Minh City, population 9 million.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
There’s also a demanding, 11-mile hike that drops 250 feet and crosses a shallow river.
—R. Scott Rappold, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
This could preclude a city from saying no to a project that threatened the water quality of a treasured local river like the Wekiva.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
And less than 1,500 feet away is a major river that flows into Ho Chi Minh City, population 9 million.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
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Quatisha’s body was found in a canal days later by fishermen.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pap smears, on the other hand, use a metal or plastic device called a speculum to widen the vaginal canal so a clinician can swab the cervix for cells.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
5 Jan. 2026
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Subsequent reporting by the Tribune in 2005 showed that less and less recyclable material was being pulled from the household garbage stream over time, as nearly 30% of the garbage that once would have gone to MRRFs to be sorted was just being taken to landfills.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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But surviving a life-threatening health scare is really what makes owners Mario and Maya Palazon value the steady stream of customers coming through the door at their new FreshCo Fish Grill & Market in Downtown Doral.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The state also has an above average number of polluted waterways and more coal ash ponds — small, toxic water bodies near coal plants where poisonous refuse is discarded — than any other state.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Adler also called for more regulations on Florida waterways, noting there are far fewer rules for people operating boats than operating cars, the Independent reported.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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And while short styles dominated the flood of vintage hair looks at the 2026 Golden Globes, Sinners actor Hailee Steinfeld proved that long hair can pack just as much nostalgia.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, flood protection has dipped to a 70-year level, far below the 250-year level of protection envisioned in the project authorization, according to the news release.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The expanse of a cookie, its crumbly craters and molten rivulets, is a playground for the pastry chef.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Dec. 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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Greenland was incorporated into Denmark in 1953, as a tide of decolonization swept the globe following World War II.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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More than a year after it was completed, the Smith Canal Gate was closed Monday because water levels rose to 8 feet, along with some other factors, including rising king tides and precipitation, according to Darren Suen, San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency executive director.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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