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as in canal
a passageway for water
A fallen tree branch was floating down the river.
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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
These remains appeared in a wash, a dry river bed, within about a two-mile radius.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Authorities will also need the recorder from the Army Black Hawk, which is still in the river, to compare.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
The bridge connects the Boise River Greenbelt, which runs on both sides of the river west of the bridge and only the north side to the east.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2025
Heavy snow, totaling 6-10 inches, fell over the New Orleans metropolitan area, the river parishes and areas of northern bayou parishes extending to the Northshore.
—Brandon Girod, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Authorities will also need the recorder from the Army Black Hawk, which is still in the river, to compare.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
The bridge connects the Boise River Greenbelt, which runs on both sides of the river west of the bridge and only the north side to the east.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2025
Heavy snow, totaling 6-10 inches, fell over the New Orleans metropolitan area, the river parishes and areas of northern bayou parishes extending to the Northshore.
—Brandon Girod, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
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Trump has criticized previous U.S. policy that turned over control of the canal, a key link for shipping between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, to Panama.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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For many Panamanians, the canal’s independence is a matter of pride.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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So the pair encourages their listeners to pursue multiple income streams and take on entrepreneurial projects.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
6 Feb. 2025
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The waterway also gives travelers access to interesting places such as Bratislava, Slovakia, and Regensberg, Germany, that may be lesser known among Americans.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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To the north and east of the circle runs the Coral Gables waterway, which is bordered on both sides by limestone cliffs that climb up to 20 feet above sea level.—
Nicolas Rivero,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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For example, the agency would ensure water and sewer systems could handle bigger floods, or would plan to inoculate against diseases that might spread faster in warm weather.—
Jake Bittle,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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Every minute, two garbage trucks' worth of plastic flood [enter] into the oceans.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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But, as Barak argues, people experience heat not as remotely sensed data points but in rivulets of sweat.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Surreal images from the novel that could easily have looked silly on screen—a rivulet of blood winds its way across town, from the home where a character dies to his family’s abode, for example—retain their poetic profundity.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
2 Dec. 2024
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Putin Is Not Yet Desperate Economic pain won’t turn the tide in Ukraine.—
Elina Ribakova,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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And one of those rushes turned the tide of the first half: 3.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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