streamlined 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of streamlinednext
as in sleek

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verb

past tense of streamline
1
as in simplified
to make less complex streamline the work of mailing out flyers by using computer-generated labels

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2
as in redesigned
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 streamlined
Adjective
Their streamlined construction often creates a lower, more contemporary silhouette, but the category is hardly one-note. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026 While 2022’s Trouble the Water embraced the jagged edges of Show Me the Body’s sludgy punk-metal sound, Alone Together is a sleek and streamlined album that includes their most agreeable songs yet. — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Verb
Reimagining the finance function Regarding AI already in use on the finance side, Patterson said MD&A preparation, which is the mandatory narrative section in public company filings, has been streamlined. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 July 2026 In plain terms, streamlined means fewer questions asked. — Alex Burton, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for streamlined
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streamlined
  1. sleek
  2. simplified
  3. redesigned
  4. taut
  5. updated
  6. rakish
  7. modernized
Adjective
  • Standard rooms are small but sleek in shades of grey with dark wooden furniture and statement armchairs.
    — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
  • Virginia Bender The areas where the Old West doesn’t get so wild are the big functional kitchen with its gleaming stainless steel range, and the bathrooms, modern and sleek with marble to match the best hotel suites.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of sleek
Verb
  • Under his leadership, the organization has been simplified, and costs have been structurally reduced.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • The site, with millions of users each year, was known for colorful charts that anyone could freely download and that simplified giant sets of data, such as temperature readings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of simplified
Verb
  • The closure is part of a deal with New York State to consolidate racing at nearby Belmont Park, which has been weatherized to operate in the winter, and redesigned with a higher-end clientele in mind.
    — Rebecca Egan McCarthy, New Yorker, 21 July 2026
  • Electricity did not transform economies until factories were redesigned to use it.
    — Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of redesigned
Adjective
  • For a woman who died in 1818, her face seems slightly too taut, her eyes slightly too wide, her skin slightly too bright.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Bass is taut and clean, midrange clear and expressive, and treble crisp and extended for a high definition performance with all manner of music.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of taut
Verb
  • This story has been updated with a statement from a Pentagon spokesperson.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • This structured approach can be enabled through leveraging industry frameworks, especially frameworks that have been designed or updated to include AI-specific guidance.
    — Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of updated
Adjective
  • The Cayenne Coupe, meanwhile, is a slightly more rakish version of the brand’s first SUV.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
  • Like playwright Annie Baker’s warm, lush first feature, The Children’s Bach spins around a dreamy mother whose life is rattled by the appearance of a rakish rogue.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026
Definition of rakish
Verb
  • Read acknowledged the constitutional language could be modernized while preserving its original intent.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
  • As industry modernized, large organizations employed rooms full of human computers whose entire job was calculating numbers.
    — Binny Gill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of modernized

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