as in creeks
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff
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In some places, the rivulets had merged to form streams that had to be jumped across.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Rivulets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivulets. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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