streamlines

present tense third-person singular of streamline
1
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. 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
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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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