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as in stream
an overwhelming flow or rush of something
Jet streams can be thought of as giant rivers of air that circulate around the globe. He was overwhelmed by the river of new information that the document dump provided.
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Recent Examples of river
Campers can also cool down in the river, which runs adjacent to the campground.
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
The river guides become the architects of a system that replicates their judgment at scale.
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Jack O'Hara,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Set the scene Lake Fuschl is located in the Salzkammergut region, known for its numerous lakes, rivers, forests and limestone mountains.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Part-time rivers and waterways, and the meager rainfall in Baja and in California, gave form to what are called riparian water rights.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for river
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
The river guides become the architects of a system that replicates their judgment at scale.
—
Jack O'Hara,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Set the scene Lake Fuschl is located in the Salzkammergut region, known for its numerous lakes, rivers, forests and limestone mountains.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Part-time rivers and waterways, and the meager rainfall in Baja and in California, gave form to what are called riparian water rights.
—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for river
Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
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Public swimming has been available for years in a canal in northeastern Paris during summer.
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As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.
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Friends of both Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs football star tight end began arriving mid-afternoon in a steady stream of SUVs.
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Alaska created the fund in 1976 to turn a finite oil windfall into a lasting income stream.
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Over 70 people died by drowning as people took to rivers and other waterways for relief, said France’s interior minister, Laurent Nuñez.
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More than 10 million barrels of oil are flowing through the waterway daily, a US official told Bloomberg, adding that the jump underscores Tehran’s limited ability to control traffic.
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.
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Width, density and spacing in cross sections of the tree rings document floods, droughts and hurricane landfalls.
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There were new sunspots and rivulet lines over her face, like an aerial map.
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His uniform and scalp were lined with glistening rivulets of oil, water, soot and sweat.
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Over decades, the tides shift surrounding sand while marine life, like algae, grows over the device, camouflaging it into the natural ocean environment.
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Season after season, year after year, the tides have come in and out of New York Harbor long before the name New York had ever been spoken; Lenape dugouts crossed these currents.
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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