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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
The bottom line: In tech's social media era, the industry built vast global networks that transmuted our posts and clicks into rivers of profit by monetizing users' personal information.
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Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Abby’s jeans and jacket and Libby’s T-shirt were later discovered in the nearby river, according to WRTV.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
During the drive, the bus lost control, veered off a hilly road and fell into a river about 200 feet below the road, senior state official Deepak Rawat told the AP.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
In Tecumseh, a rural area southeast of Oklahoma, the Little River was more than 4 feet past its flood stage early Monday, threatening to damage croplands, pastures and roads along the river downstream of the U.S. Highway 177 bridge crossing.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Abby’s jeans and jacket and Libby’s T-shirt were later discovered in the nearby river, according to WRTV.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
During the drive, the bus lost control, veered off a hilly road and fell into a river about 200 feet below the road, senior state official Deepak Rawat told the AP.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
In Tecumseh, a rural area southeast of Oklahoma, the Little River was more than 4 feet past its flood stage early Monday, threatening to damage croplands, pastures and roads along the river downstream of the U.S. Highway 177 bridge crossing.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
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Accounts in newspapers from the late 1800s and early 1900s describe manatee sightings in warm water refuges including canals, harbors, yacht basins, and even areas near power plants.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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There’s a scene where the two characters are walking above this really long mural that’s been painted on a canal.Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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That record, which included a collaboration with Khruangbin, landed at No.25 on the U.K. Official Albums Charts and its songs collectively boast over 271 million streams on Spotify.Thomas Smith, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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The beginning of the first shooting video in one X post captured what sounded like one shot after another initially, until seconds later there was a steady stream of gunfire that appeared to come from multiple guns lasting several minutes.Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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An average of 15,000 tons of leaves are kept out of sewer systems and waterways through the city’s program, DPW estimates.Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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Native to rivers and creeks in China and Southeast Asia, the bivalves have appeared in waterways elsewhere in Asia as well as South American countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Address Buyer Skepticism And AI Overload Many buyers have heard lofty claims about how AI will solve their problems from a flood of vendors.Evan Powell, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there's already a flood of early Cyber Week sales coming in.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
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Steaming rivulets of milky turquoise water flowed in channels beside the roadway.Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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In some places, the rivulets had merged to form streams that had to be jumped across.Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Whether these sweeping changes will be enough to turn the tide remains a point of debate among experts.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The tide may finally begin to turn for shares of Snap , according to JMP Securities.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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