as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff
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In some places, the rivulets had merged to form streams that had to be jumped across.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Here, the body of a scrawny Jesus gushes blood, sending a rivulet of scarlet down his crucifix and onto the ground below.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
There was meltwater everywhere, collecting in puddles and running in rivulets.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Constant rains feed sparkling rivulets that make the dark basalt bedrock glisten and the sheer green slopes shine.
—Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Here, the body of a scrawny Jesus gushes blood, sending a rivulet of scarlet down his crucifix and onto the ground below.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
There was meltwater everywhere, collecting in puddles and running in rivulets.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Constant rains feed sparkling rivulets that make the dark basalt bedrock glisten and the sheer green slopes shine.
—Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
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“Rivulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivulet. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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