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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
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
In December, the European Union was overhauling its migration system, including streamlining deportations and increasing detentions.
—CBS News, 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
Machine learning is streamlining health care operations, and lending a hand in certain types of medical research.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Assemblyman David Alvarez, D-Chula Vista, has introduced Assembly Bill 35, with the goal of streamlining the state’s myriad regulatory impediments to the projects funded by the proposition, CalMatters reported.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Hayden Road will be closed to general public vehicle traffic from Frank Lloyd Wright to Princess Drive, further streamlining both the entry and exit process.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Among the benefits of the reorganization will be streamlining decision-making and the chain of command of fire personnel, while coordinating with the DOI’s land management bureaus.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 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
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
In December, the European Union was overhauling its migration system, including streamlining deportations and increasing detentions.
—CBS News, 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
Machine learning is streamlining health care operations, and lending a hand in certain types of medical research.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Assemblyman David Alvarez, D-Chula Vista, has introduced Assembly Bill 35, with the goal of streamlining the state’s myriad regulatory impediments to the projects funded by the proposition, CalMatters reported.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Hayden Road will be closed to general public vehicle traffic from Frank Lloyd Wright to Princess Drive, further streamlining both the entry and exit process.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Among the benefits of the reorganization will be streamlining decision-making and the chain of command of fire personnel, while coordinating with the DOI’s land management bureaus.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streamlining
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Those habits matter, especially in a democracy that increasingly rewards speed, outrage and simplification.—
Helmut Paul,
Chicago Tribune,
10 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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Fennell has also stripped down the first half, removing some major characters and simplifying the motivations of others.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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In either scenario, simplifying your checklist should give you a buffer of extra time.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Their goal was to enable faster decision-making without completely redesigning existing camera systems.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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As new abilities improve, Fauna can add them through software updates rather than redesigning the hardware.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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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
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As late as 2019, the company was still updating its Facebook page with frequent cheery-sounding posts about construction progress at the Cambridge Crossing subdivision and Bailey Park in Avon.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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Skip the flowers The CFP talked a big game about updating the methodology used to select the 12 participants in the 2025 field.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Supporters have said the rebuilt facility will allow Austin to host larger events, generate more visitor spending and create jobs, while also modernizing aging infrastructure.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Stuckey’s proposal says the work includes modernizing roofing and flooring at the Centennial Park Aquatic Center and painting the ceiling at the Orland Park Health and Fitness Center.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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An ambitious project in Kansas City could fill two vacant office buildings with hundreds of housing units while remaking the downtown skyline.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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All of that has, however, been called into question by a new administration noisily remaking the center as partisan and politicizing even renovation and Lincoln.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Streamlining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streamlining. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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