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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Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026 -
One of my favorite choices is developing a dry creek bed that slopes away from a home's foundation.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Adams’s naked body was found in a brook west of Ipswich on Dec. 2, 2006.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
2 Feb. 2026
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For others, the route renders year-round recreation or a chance to commune with nature to a soundtrack of birdsong and gurgling brooks.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Tiny and in demand Behind an unmarked door on a Lisbon side street, a tiny hole-in-the-wall chicken shop is attracting a daily stream of Chinese tourists who’ve traveled thousands of miles to visit.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Wildflower hot spots are found all over Georgia in diverse habitats — pine and hardwood forests, meadows, wetlands, stream banks, mountain ridges and coves, granite outcrops and others.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Runlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runlet. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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