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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
More recently, the Chicago Sport & Social Club opened some pop-up pickleball courts by the river at The 78 for its summer outdoor leagues.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The vines are nourished by the Columbia River, the nation’s fourth largest river and the largest that flows into the Pacific Ocean, which in addition to providing water offers a cooling effect to the region.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
Photos show a rescuer descending over the fast moving river from the fire engine’s ladder and hoisting him up and out of the river onto the overpass where the truck was parked.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
The state has some great selections for hours-long tube runs, mostly connected with natural springs as the flow into the rivers.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The vines are nourished by the Columbia River, the nation’s fourth largest river and the largest that flows into the Pacific Ocean, which in addition to providing water offers a cooling effect to the region.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
Photos show a rescuer descending over the fast moving river from the fire engine’s ladder and hoisting him up and out of the river onto the overpass where the truck was parked.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
The state has some great selections for hours-long tube runs, mostly connected with natural springs as the flow into the rivers.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
Noun
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Floating solar panels on reservoirs or installing them over canals saves land and makes the panels operate more efficiently.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The warehouses that line the canals are being converted into luxury flats and artist studios.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The soft opening attracted a steady stream of new and longstanding fans.—
Emiene Wright,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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New episodes of Love Island USA stream daily at 9 p.m. E.T. on Peacock.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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This waterway is one of the key gateways along the first island chain that the Chinese navy uses to access the broader western Pacific Ocean.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Here's why and what happened CT officials issue urgent plea for help stopping ‘a plague’ in state waterways.—
Staff Reports,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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The National Weather Service in Fort Worth issued a flood warning in several North Texas counties, including Tarrant County, beginning Monday evening through Tuesday morning, when 1 to 3 inches of rain is forecast.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the coast.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Younis: The Khan Younis refugee camp is a dense, gray, concrete shantytown, the black waters from sewers running in thin rivulets down the middle of alleys.—
Chris Hedges,
Harpers Magazine,
15 June 2024
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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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Espinosa, who only assumed leadership of the Japanese automaker in April, faces an uphill battle to change the tide of Nissan's whittled down fortunes.—
Ruxandra Iordache,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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But now, the sight of American airplanes over Manila signaled a shift in the tide of war.—
Jeff Langholz,
Sun Sentinel,
25 May 2025
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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