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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
Flood warnings have been extended along several rivers in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties, so stay cautious.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
And his ruling could serve as a model nationwide, tying a state’s failure to protect rivers, forests, streams, deserts, prairies and other natural systems to the deaths of beloved, endangered species that call those places home.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
The amoeba typically lives in warm pools of freshwater, including lakes, rivers, ponds and hot springs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Opening the river to bathers couldn't have come at a better time, with Paris suffering from successive heat waves.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
And his ruling could serve as a model nationwide, tying a state’s failure to protect rivers, forests, streams, deserts, prairies and other natural systems to the deaths of beloved, endangered species that call those places home.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
The amoeba typically lives in warm pools of freshwater, including lakes, rivers, ponds and hot springs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Opening the river to bathers couldn't have come at a better time, with Paris suffering from successive heat waves.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
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The striking statue is on view at the artists’ Art Zoo Museum in Amsterdam, which opened in June in a 17th century canal house that was previously the Bible Museum.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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The plane trees that line the historic canal, once captured in the glow of childhood and sunlight, are now dying—devastated by an invasive fungal disease known as canker stain.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.—
Stephen Harding,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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During his tenure, the department has contended with a stream of lawsuits, with officers alleging everything from retaliation to misconduct to discrimination.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
16 Aug. 2025
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The runoff from these surfaces often brings with it pollution that gets into storm drains and eventually ends up in lakes and other local waterways.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The vital waterway, which extends through seven U.S. states and two states in Mexico across its nearly 1,500-mile expanse, is considered sacred by many Indigenous tribes.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Virtually every major medical association denounces it as junk science, and a flood of studies has warned of the dangers.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Denying disaster aid to states and cities that stand for human rights could cost lives after hurricanes, floods, and wildfires.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Beefy yet creamy mouthful with rivulets of acidity enveloped by orange citrus.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Then there was a rare (now-deleted) Instagram carousel posted almost one year ago with a photo of Lorde leaning over a balcony in a black dress with a rivulet of white spit coming out of her mouth.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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Google is going to lift the tide once more on artificial intelligence.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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But the tides have shifted: today the Power 4 conferences — Big Ten, Southeastern Conference (SEC), Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Big 12 — form the economic and competitive core of major college sports.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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