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as in simplifying
to make less complex
streamline the work of mailing out flyers by using computer-generated labels
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as in redesigning
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 streamlining
Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Doctors and nurses aren’t being thrown out of their jobs (at least not yet), but AI is steadily enhancing treatment and streamlining operations.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Along with streamlining processes for 100% affordable projects, inclusionary housing compliance now includes offering 15% of units at 60-110% of the area median income.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
This includes streamlining activities, laying off staff, encouraging their early retirement and cutting pay.
—Jennifer Hadden, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
The Ramp Visa® Corporate Card is an interesting option for incorporated businesses looking to increase business funding with a card while streamlining finances.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
This may also lead to a streamlining of the clearance process, AHA said.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Improvements in forecasting can have a positive knock-on effect elsewhere, say by easing cost and cost negotiation pressures or streamlining sourcing and order placement through earlier engagement and clearer timelines.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Nov. 2025
Rejecting the streamlining and modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities—meter, enjambment, alliteration, assonance—and in so doing restores to Homer’s masterwork its archaic grandeur.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The sell-off in software stocks picked up in early February after Anthropic launched a suite of tools in its Claude Cowork AI agent, with the aim of streamlining legal, finance and product marketing tasks.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
For electricity, that means expanding dispatchable generation, especially natural gas, strengthening the grid, streamlining permitting, and ensuring reliability is prioritized over mandates that raise costs or weaken supply.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The film vaguely follows the basic outline of the first half of the novel, heavily streamlining the twisted tale of family strife and generational trauma into a more conventional tragic romance centered squarely on Catherine and Heathcliff.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Consider streamlining a recurring task with a template, because consistency reduces stress and frees time for more complicated projects.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
The website connects patients to drugmakers’ direct-to-consumer sites rather than serving as a platform for direct purchases, streamlining the buying process.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
China has taken measures to make the renminbi more attractive to foreign investors, such as increasing access to Chinese securities like stocks, bonds and commodities, and streamlining cross-border payments.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
By streamlining the training pipeline, Dobot’s approach accelerates data acquisition, facilitates faster model development, and reduces the time from training to deployment, thereby lowering both time and operational costs.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
Delivery Hero chair Kristin Skogen Lund was obliged to write to shareholders announcing a strategy review, a streamlining of costs, and continuing exits from underperforming regions.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Doctors and nurses aren’t being thrown out of their jobs (at least not yet), but AI is steadily enhancing treatment and streamlining operations.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Along with streamlining processes for 100% affordable projects, inclusionary housing compliance now includes offering 15% of units at 60-110% of the area median income.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
This includes streamlining activities, laying off staff, encouraging their early retirement and cutting pay.
—Jennifer Hadden, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
The Ramp Visa® Corporate Card is an interesting option for incorporated businesses looking to increase business funding with a card while streamlining finances.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
This may also lead to a streamlining of the clearance process, AHA said.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Improvements in forecasting can have a positive knock-on effect elsewhere, say by easing cost and cost negotiation pressures or streamlining sourcing and order placement through earlier engagement and clearer timelines.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Nov. 2025
Rejecting the streamlining and modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities—meter, enjambment, alliteration, assonance—and in so doing restores to Homer’s masterwork its archaic grandeur.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Campaign goals Stewart aims to shift how the local government operates by streamlining processes and modernizing at every level to support collaboration across departments.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The sell-off in software stocks picked up in early February after Anthropic launched a suite of tools in its Claude Cowork AI agent, with the aim of streamlining legal, finance and product marketing tasks.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
For electricity, that means expanding dispatchable generation, especially natural gas, strengthening the grid, streamlining permitting, and ensuring reliability is prioritized over mandates that raise costs or weaken supply.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The film vaguely follows the basic outline of the first half of the novel, heavily streamlining the twisted tale of family strife and generational trauma into a more conventional tragic romance centered squarely on Catherine and Heathcliff.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Consider streamlining a recurring task with a template, because consistency reduces stress and frees time for more complicated projects.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
The website connects patients to drugmakers’ direct-to-consumer sites rather than serving as a platform for direct purchases, streamlining the buying process.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
China has taken measures to make the renminbi more attractive to foreign investors, such as increasing access to Chinese securities like stocks, bonds and commodities, and streamlining cross-border payments.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
By streamlining the training pipeline, Dobot’s approach accelerates data acquisition, facilitates faster model development, and reduces the time from training to deployment, thereby lowering both time and operational costs.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streamlining
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The result isn’t simplification, but an expansion beyond the confines of traditional wine language.—
Anna Lee Iijima,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The discussion included the city’s restoration of utilities in record time, the simplification and speeding up of permitting, and the active construction of nearly 500 homes in the city, Bass said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Increases in performance were largely a matter of scale and simplifying rocket designs to save weight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
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The bills closely align with the Housing Alliance’s founding goals, namely cutting regulation and simplifying the building process, Rabe told the Idaho Statesman in December.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026
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The state is now in the process of redesigning a new system that will rely on two statewide 911 providers, one to act as a primary provider and another as backup.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Mazda could’ve solved its infotainment system issues by simply moving the screens closer to the front-seat occupants, enabling touch functionality throughout the system, and redesigning the native interface to be more modern.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Using a pastry blender, cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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Experts have predicted that AI systems capable of autonomously improving themselves, otherwise known as recursive self-improvement, might vastly increase the speed at which AI development takes place, potentially shortening years of complex research into weeks or even days.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Casetta Group, known for elevating boutique hotels, acquired Casa Cody in 2017 and renovated the property in 2020—updating the rooms while maintaining the unique charm.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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The strain is also visible within the Aurora Police Department, where aging buildings that were never intended to be police stations need updating.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Major opportunities for bipartisan progress include cannabis legalization, renewable energy expansion and grid reliability, and modernizing our infrastructure.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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In a nation that’s largely overstored, there’s little room left to build new shopping centers, so mall owners have been focusing on modernizing existing properties.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Offensively, Nebraska is remaking its identity at quarterback, with UNLV transfer Anthony Coladrea, and from within at running back.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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The show, in exaggerating adolescence—in remaking that consequential phase as a fantasy and a melodrama—also managed to honor it.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Streamlining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streamlining. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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