1
as in to simplify
to make less complex
streamline the work of mailing out flyers by using computer-generated labels
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as in to redesign
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
in an effort to compete against online vendors, many traditional retailers have had to streamline their brick-and-mortar stores
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Recent Examples of streamline
While PwC joins companies like Amazon in integrating AI to streamline operations, as many as 95% of AI pilots are failing, according to MIT.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
This new feature lets Windows Backup pair a new PC with an old one to streamline the move to the former.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Time crunches led the team of four — including production assistant Chaandmon Croft — to streamline the pilot process so other departments could quickly work with material amassed between takes that could start and restart from various points in a song.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Instead of juggling dozens of photos in your camera roll, Proofr streamlines the process.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
This new feature lets Windows Backup pair a new PC with an old one to streamline the move to the former.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Time crunches led the team of four — including production assistant Chaandmon Croft — to streamline the pilot process so other departments could quickly work with material amassed between takes that could start and restart from various points in a song.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Instead of juggling dozens of photos in your camera roll, Proofr streamlines the process.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for streamline
Verb
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Mobile wallets simplify payments for users.—
Andrew Riabchuk,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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If adding new focal point plants and a mix of fall-flowering annuals doesn’t fit your vision for the season, take your fall refresh in another direction and simplify your container schemes.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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From software to computing power to network bandwidth, the entire technology stack is being redesigned around flexible, scalable consumption.—
Vincentas Grinius,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, the display has been redesigned.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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What this means is that the industry needs to expand and modernize its collecting, sorting and preprocessing infrastructure by investing in things like automation, which can offer faster throughput and more accurate fiber identification.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Supporters argue the task force helped modernize parts of the justice system and address racial disparities.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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This story has been updated to correct a typo.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Less than two hours later, Mace updated on X that the teacher had been placed on leave, and a few hours later, the teacher was fired.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Streamline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streamline. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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