as in creek
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
weather forecasters warned that the heavy rains might cause the area's runlets to overflow
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Noun
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The boy, who was never identified until forensic genealogy recently helped crack the case, had been found beaten to death in the creek on June 13 of that year, according to police.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025 -
It is situated along a creek just off California State Route 2 in Angeles National Forest.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Ophelia was the love interest of Prince Hamlet in Shakespeare's iconic tragedy, and met her end after climbing a willow tree, falling from a broken branch and subsequently drowning in the brook below after Hamlet rejects her.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The brook had left its channel and begun a new channel across the valley.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 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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“Runlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runlet. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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