rivulets

plural of rivulet

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rivulets Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris. Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025 Perhaps those latent rivulets reside in machines. Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025 In some places, the rivulets had merged to form streams that had to be jumped across. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivulets
Noun
  • By leaving roots in place, the landscape may remain more stable, helping reduce sediment runoff into creeks and wetlands.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Farther inland, flooding of rivers or creeks could envelop other hospitals, particularly in Appalachia and the Midwest.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The property, which features lush greenery and old-growth trees set among babbling brooks and water features, is open to the public, and the gardens have served as a popular spot for weddings over the decades in addition to an annual Mother’s Day tea that Weston said attracts hundreds each year.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Many of these parcels have elements like oak woodlands, meadows, brooks and rivers that create cooler, wetter areas that help plants and animals endure wildfires or periods of extreme heat or drought.
    Beth Rose Middleton Manning, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Rivulets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivulets. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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