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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
Drawing on Nature Because the house sits on a river and is surrounded by trees, the interiors lean into nature.
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Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
The centerpiece was an onsen-style soaking tub, set beneath a skylight and framed by a wall of river rocks.
—Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Event organizers told The Enquirer the arrival times are approximate, given river travel isn't exact.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
The genre emerged in the river system of the Mompos Depression, a vast wetland and in a small mountain range known as Montes de María.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
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Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
The centerpiece was an onsen-style soaking tub, set beneath a skylight and framed by a wall of river rocks.
—Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Event organizers told The Enquirer the arrival times are approximate, given river travel isn't exact.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
The genre emerged in the river system of the Mompos Depression, a vast wetland and in a small mountain range known as Montes de María.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
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According to the sheriff’s office, a cleaning crew working near the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) canal came across a human skull in Redding in March 2013.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The park contains a canal and a pond.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dendrelaphis cyanochloris was spotted in a mixed evergreen forest near a stream and with lots of leaf litter, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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For the entirety of the stream, a framed photo of Kirk presided over the head of the table.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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The deep-water port will allow large Chinese cargo and energy ships to bypass the Strait of Malacca, the narrow waterway between Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore through which China conducts two-thirds of its maritime trade and imports 80 percent of its oil.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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The report card also showed 55,000 gallons of sewage this past year, with close to 15,000 gallons of that flowing into Marin County waterways.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Two months after historic floods swept through the Milwaukee area, new data shows that nearly 2,200 homes throughout Milwaukee County sustained major damage or were destroyed.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Life-changing weather events like the 1998 tornadoes, the 2010 flood and 2020 tornadoes.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 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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In the early 1990s, as Illinois allowed the operation of floating gaming venues, the rivulet was considered by one developer to house a riverboat casino.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Lloyd showed off his athleticism from there, returning the pick 99 yards for a turn-the-tide touchdown.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Fall in South Florida is not marked by changing leaves, but by rising tides.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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