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as in simplifies
to make less complex
streamline the work of mailing out flyers by using computer-generated labels
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as in modernizes
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 streamlines
Combining these vaccines streamlines the childhood immunization schedule, reduces the number of doctor visits and needle sticks, and helps ensure that children receive full protection on time.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Instead of juggling dozens of photos in your camera roll, Proofr streamlines the process.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
For a good while, though, Schnabel streamlines it into an entertainingly low-down saga of the place where violent crime meets poetic passion.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The platform streamlines everything from scheduling and data collection to treatment plans, progress notes, and billing.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
This not only streamlines the process for recruiters but also creates a more interesting candidate experience than simply filling out online forms.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And its simplicity streamlines the marketing pitch.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
This improves the engine’s thrust-to-weight ratio, lowers expenses, and streamlines the engine’s structure.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
The company developed a website that lets buyers search for homes as well as a tool that streamlines contract negotiations.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Instead of juggling dozens of photos in your camera roll, Proofr streamlines the process.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
For a good while, though, Schnabel streamlines it into an entertainingly low-down saga of the place where violent crime meets poetic passion.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The platform streamlines everything from scheduling and data collection to treatment plans, progress notes, and billing.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
This not only streamlines the process for recruiters but also creates a more interesting candidate experience than simply filling out online forms.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And its simplicity streamlines the marketing pitch.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
This improves the engine’s thrust-to-weight ratio, lowers expenses, and streamlines the engine’s structure.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
The company developed a website that lets buyers search for homes as well as a tool that streamlines contract negotiations.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streamlines
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PageRank is more complicated than eigenvector centrality in part because links on the Internet are one-directional, whereas friendships in a social network are bidirectional, a symmetry that simplifies the math.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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The upright positioning also simplifies maintenance by leaving walkable space between panel rows.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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The app also modernizes a traveler favorite.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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As Duke modernizes its infrastructure to meet the Carolinas’ growing energy needs, combining the 52,000-square-mile service area would avoid redundant investments and costs like maintenance and fuel.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
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SpaceX redesigns Starship ahead of flight 10 SpaceX also revealed a redesign to Starship earlier in August after the first three test flights of 2025 all ended in dramatic explosions in the sky.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Live updates The Broncos scored all 33 of their points in the fourth quarter Sunday to comeback from a 19-point deficit to beat the Giants, 33-32, at Empower Field at Mile High.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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The film still retains Dahl’s signature lesson to children about the untrustworthiness of adults, although Johnston updates it for a modern day.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Streamlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streamlines. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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