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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
And in the section about how humans try to control water is information about environmentalism, creating shipping channels with rivers, engineering responses to historic floods, and the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, a massive water management project in the 1940s.
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Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Blue Hole Trail takes you to the eponymous spring, Trestle Point Trail follows the river, and Pine Ridge Trail is surrounded by longleaf pines approaching a huge sand hill.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Known for the four rivers that converge there—the Snake, the Malheur, the Owyhee, and the Payette—the area offers kayaking, fishing, boating, and scenic beauty.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Last week, the search area for the boy was focused on the river, authorities said.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Blue Hole Trail takes you to the eponymous spring, Trestle Point Trail follows the river, and Pine Ridge Trail is surrounded by longleaf pines approaching a huge sand hill.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Known for the four rivers that converge there—the Snake, the Malheur, the Owyhee, and the Payette—the area offers kayaking, fishing, boating, and scenic beauty.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Last week, the search area for the boy was focused on the river, authorities said.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
Noun
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Here are five things to see and do — beyond the canal — to enhance your urban Panamanian itinerary.—
Carolyn Heller,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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There is shade along the path; iguanas scurry into the canal as riders pass.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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This stuff has racked up hundreds of millions of streams through CapCut-core TikTok hype edits.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Mar. 2025
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Amassing millions of streams across YouTube and SoundCloud per installment, the Big Bootie Mix series has become the soundtrack to many a good night out across 10 years of regular releases.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Houthis began targeting dozens of military and commercial vessels shortly after the war in Gaza began late 2023, choking off transit in one of the world's busiest waterways.—
Jackie Northam,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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Today, Reilly said, people windsurf on the Potomac River, and about two-thirds of U.S. waterways meet the Clean Water Act's goal to be fishable and swimmable.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2025
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a risk of flooding, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone regions.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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The body meld transforms into a mind meld near the end, when each woman shoots streams of shiny water from their eyes, with the separate rivulets crashing into each other to form a floating, fiery disco ball heart.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 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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Following the action on television and feel the tide is about to turn in the favor of one side?—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Cavaliers quickly turned the tide, responding with a 14-2 run to take an 88-87 lead.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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