streamlet

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of streamlet It is built across what once was a narrow streamlet with water so clean that the community used it to wash their clothes and bathe children. Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2023 The water vapor signal in that band, though, is small, like a streamlet. Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 26 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streamlet
Noun
  • 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
  • The original one, fed by a nearby brook, has been out of commission for decades, and two others, installed by the current owners, haven’t been used in several years.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Stay away from creeks and washes!
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Streamlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streamlet. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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